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Old 13-07-2017, 13:40   #1
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Elephant rescued 10 miles off shore!
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Re: Elephant rescued 10 miles off shore!
Odd concept, on the one hand, "not unusual for an elephant to be able to swim 15 km" and on the other, that although good swimmers, they cannot sustain it for long. Makes me wonder "how long is long?"

Anyhow, cool it was rescued.
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