The 9-1-1 dispatcher in Canada was surprised to receive a call from a man in north of Toronto informing him about two elephants wandering through his neighbourhood early Thursday morning. It was later found that the massive giants, named Bunny and Suzy, had escaped from a circus at about 3 a. m. in Newmarket, a town of 75,000 people near Toronto. The pachyderms, who perform at the Ray Twinney Complex with the Garden Bros. Circus, were strolling around freely munching on trees, shrubs and flowers.

Concerned over Maggie the elephant's inactive lifestyle, authorities at an Alaska zoo decided to call in firefighters to help stand the pudgy pachyderm back on her feet. The 7,500-pound Maggie had been lying down on the ground for about 12 hours and zookeepers were worried that the elephant may suffer breathing and other problems due to its massive weight and may even die if it stayed inactive for too long. A crew of 17 firefighters from Anchorage Fire Department used straps, a winch and their muscle power to lift Maggie on Sunday. It took several hours before Maggie was up on her feet again.

The sharpshooters in the North East Indian city of Gauhati have reportedly shot Osama bin Laden. Shocked? Well here we are talking about a killer elephant that was blamed for 14 deaths in the northeastern state of Assam. According to wildlife warden Chandan Bora, a licensed shooter shot and killed the 10-foot-tall elephant near the Behali forest reserve in northern Assam.

Russian doctor Petr Pomozov has joined the booming custom-made condoms industry by coming up with his own line. The urologist from the Russian capital of Moscow said he started making custom-fit condoms after a number of his patients complained of problems finding the perfect fit for them. He said business was booming when he started selling his condoms privately to individuals. His condoms offer special motifs and pictures on it.

The coup d'etat in Thailand will bring an end to plans for exporting wildlife from Kenya to a Thai zoo, in the hometown of ex-Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Kenya's tourism ministry had sponsored the program despite a huge outcry from wildlife activists. A senior official at the ministry told AFP, "The deal is as good as dead. "