'Naughty' elephant damages 2 vehicles in China

A wild Asian elephant turned a highway in China's southwestern Yunnan province into its playground, damaging a minibus and a car.
No one was injured in the incident which took place on Saturday.
A video of the animal hitting the bus went viral all over the world.
The adult elephant walked near the parked minibus and began hitting the windshield with its head, forest police in Menghai county said.
It then scratched itself against the bus, lingering until late in the evening.
There were no passengers in the vehicle and the driver was not injured and was taken away after the elephant left.

Meanwhile, a sedan car drove by later. Seeing the elephant and the minibus, the driver turned back and fled about one kilometre before pulling over and leaving on foot.

By the time the driver came back next morning, the elephant had pushed the car down on a slope.
Chang Zongbo, spokesman for the forest police, said more staff from the police station and local forestry bureau have been dispatched to the area for monitoring and early warning, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Wild Asian elephants are under Class A protection in China, with a population of about 300, mainly scattered in Yunnan.

With strengthened protection efforts for the environment and wildlife, the number of wild Asian elephants has been growing in recent years.