Wild elephants parade in Yunnan

YUNNAN: Residents in a county in Southwest China's Yunnan Province got a big surprise as 15 wild and endangered Asian elephants suddenly appeared in their neighborhood on Thursday night. They were warned not to get close to or tease the animals to avoid being attacked.

The elephants walked along a street under the dim road lights, with their huge bodies almost blocking the whole street, a video clip People's Daily uploaded on Weibo showed on Friday. The clip got more than 2.5 million views within five hours.