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Elephant Escapes Circus and Rams Family Home
The Local ^ | 26 May 13

Posted on 05/28/2013 9:19:13 PM PDT by nickcarraway

A family in Värnamo in southern Sweden awoke on Sunday morning to find an Indian elephants wandering about in their garden after having escaped from a circus which had set up camp in the vicinity.

The Enoksson family caught the whole elephantine drama on film and could be heard becoming increasingly anxious as the animal approached and collided with their house.

"We became very frightened and then we heard a crash in the wall of the house," said Sofia Enoksson to the Aftonbladet daily, which has broadcast the film.

The elephants had apparently evaded the attention of their handlers at a circus which had made its base near the residential neighbourhood in the small Swedish town.

Enoksson was critical of the choice of location for the circus.

"I think it is very serious that they let elephants run free near houses where there are a lot of children milling about," she told the newspaper.

The elephants eventually lumbered off across a field and the family called the police who in turn called the circus to enquire as to what was being done to deal with the matter.

"One hopes that they have a carer who can entice them with some carrots," said Göran Gunnarsson at Jönköping police to Aftonbladet.

The circus is reported as having claimed to have been in control of the elephants.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: cirus; elephant; sweden; workingdogs

1 posted on 05/28/2013 9:19:13 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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"I think it is very serious that they let elephants run free near houses where there are a lot of children milling about,"

Impeccable logic in play here.

2 posted on 05/28/2013 9:28:49 PM PDT by Tainan (Cogito, ergo conservatus sum -- "The Taliban is inside the building")
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It could have been worse, it could have been a Tyrannosaurs Rex. jurassic park t rex photo: T Rex jurassic-park.jpg
3 posted on 05/28/2013 9:29:18 PM PDT by Morgana (Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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Elephant Escapes Circus and Rams Family Home

A family in Värnamo in southern Sweden awoke on Sunday morning to find an Indian elephants wandering about in their garden after having escaped from a circus which had set up camp in the vicinity.

It must have been from the Islamic part of India to riot in Sweden that way.

4 posted on 05/28/2013 9:39:49 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Choose one: the yellow and black flag of the Tea Party or the white flag of the Republican Party.)
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Sofia: “Dat creature vas pulling up my cabbages vit his his tail, and ... and”
Officer Gunnar: “Und vot vas dis beast doing wit dose cabbages, ma’am?”
Sofia (turning red): “Vy, you vouldn’t beleef me if I told you!”
Officer Gunnar: “Tak sa mykkit.”


5 posted on 05/28/2013 9:47:55 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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To: Morgana

A jewelry store was recently held up by an elephant.

Police asked the store clerk, “Was it an African or Asian elephant”?

The clerk responded, “I couldn’t tell. He was wearing a mask”.


6 posted on 05/28/2013 10:24:16 PM PDT by bramps (Sarah Palin got more votes in 2008 than Mitt Romney got in 2012)
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To: nickcarraway

( HOLD MY BEER...) this an Elephant in the living room story..


7 posted on 05/28/2013 10:34:21 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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Apart from the Circus aspect, in India this is Tuesday.
8 posted on 05/28/2013 11:16:33 PM PDT by Little Pig (Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
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To: nickcarraway

Hannibal’s lost again.

Took a left when he should have taken a right.


9 posted on 05/29/2013 5:23:32 AM PDT by IMR 4350
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