Highway Robbery

A wild elephant stopped traffic to steal food from passing vehicles. The jumbos scared drivers when they stomped onto the road in Chachoengsao, eastern Thailand, last Friday (February 21). Cautious motorists - aware that spooking the giant creatures could lead to disaster - stopped their cars and waited anxiously. The elephant grabbed several pieces of sugarcane from a vehicle, not seen in the video. The pair then snatched several bags from a silver Toyota Hilux pickup truck, which were being carried in the back, and slung them across the road. The markings on the bag show TRS, a brand of salt. ---More...

In Cambodia and Thailand, elephants have developed the ability to take advantage of their right of way by stopping sugar cane trucks in order to snatch a quick snack

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