Sorry, this is a trunk road! Elephant causes safari park jam by lying down in front of traffic

It wasn’t the best place for him to take a nap – but at five-and-a-half tons, Five the African elephant can pretty much sleep where he likes.

So there the 20-year-old beast stayed, down on all fours and firmly in the land of nod, while visitors to his safari park home were forced to queue on the road he was blocking.

The comic pictures were taken by head keeper Andy Plumb, who rushed to grab his camera when he spotted Five.  More Read

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