RIGHT: Sabu the escaped elephant: welcome to picturesque Zurich (Picture: CEN)Tom Phillips - 7th June, 2010
An elephant that escaped from the circus spent an hour wandering around the Swiss city - even taking a swim in Lake Zurich - before being recaptured by its keepers.
Zurich police spokesman Michael Wirz said that officers pursued Sabu the elephant through the city's banking and commercial district for over an hour on Sunday before a keeper managed to bring the animal under control.
Impressively given that it was a four ton elephant galumphing around an unfamiliar city, there were no reports of any injuries, or of any damage to property.
Sabu got away from the Circus Knie while she was being loaded into a trailer at about 7pm, circus spokesman Niklaus Leuenberger said.
On her whistlestop tour of the city Sabu even managed to find time to have a quick swim in Lake Zurich.
http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/829667-escaped-elephant-goes-on-tour-of-zurich
Elephant causes traffic jam
7 June 2010, 10:32
An elephant brought commuter traffic to a halt when she went for a stroll through a Swiss city centre.
Sabu the elephant escaped from her circus home when she broke free while being loaded into her trailer.
The four tonne animal then went for a dip in Lake Zurich, before walking into the nearby city centre.
Startled motorists gave Sabu, 26, a wide berth as she strolled across Zurich's six lane one way system.
She was eventually recaptured by animal welfare experts and keepers from her home at the Circus Knie after two hours on the loose.
Circus spokesman Nik Leuenberger, 36, said: "Sabu took a bath in Lake Zurich. We are relieved that nothing happened. She didn't mean any harm."
http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Elephant_causes_traffic_jam
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