ゾウ、タイの国立公園で暴れちゃったゾウ

タイの首都バンコク北東にあるカオヤイ国立公園で、1頭のゾウが車に突撃する姿がカメラに収められた。
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タイの首都バンコク北東にあるカオヤイ国立公園で、1頭の野性のゾウが車に突撃する姿がカメラに収められた。

負傷者は報告されなかったものの、車は大破し、公園のレンジャーは自動車専用道路への夜間の進入を禁じられた。

公園の幹部 Kanchit Srinoppawan 氏は BBCに対して 、園内には約300頭のゾウが群れをなしており、発情期に向けて攻撃的になってきていると語った

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