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Elephants Wandered Hundreds Of Miles Into A Chinese City. Nobody Knows Why

Authorities are tracking 15 wild Asian elephants in southwest China's Yunnan Province as the herd migrates northward.

A group of wild elephants has wandered into the suburbs of the Chinese city of Kunming after trekking more than 300 miles from their home, perplexing experts and stymying officials who have tried to keep the hulking animals out of populated areas.

The 15 Asian elephants — some mature and others still young — left a nature reserve near China's border with Myanmar and Laos more than a year ago and have been northward bound ever since, according

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