PBS News Hour

Endangered elephant herd takes mysterious trek in China

It’s not a sight you see every day -- a herd of elephants, leaving their home turf, making their way through southwestern China, most recently stopping in a city with millions of residents. But that’s what’s happening right now. William Brangham looks at their mysterious trek, and why they might have hit the road.

Endangered elephant herd takes mysterious trek in China

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