LITTLE ROCK – Officials at the Little Rock Zoo this morning released the details of three elephants that escaped from the zoo overnight last night.
At approximately 1:30 a.m. the three elephants (Zina, Sophie, and Babe) broke through the north side fence of their exhibit. The elephants then traveled east through the park before tearing through the east administration entrance. The escape comes shortly after the zoo was named one of the worst zoos for elephants by In Defense of Animals.
“This comes at a really bad time for us. We just acquired Sophie and Babe this October after three elephants in less than two years have died,” Zoo spokesperson Rosie Mee tells us. “That in addition to the giraffe homicide, lion death, and rhino death all this year. It is like the elephants just had enough and decided to make a run for it.”
Local wildlife authorities have so far not been able to locate the elephants. Several witnesses have reported seeing the elephants at several points along I-40 heading east, possibly to Memphis. The Memphis Zoo released a statement saying they are aware that the animals may be attempting to seek refuge at a higher quality zoo and will offer amnesty to the refugee elephants.
Little Rock Zoo officials are investigating the cause of the elephant escape and the high number of animal deaths preceding the escape.
“Everything seems to start around the opening of the penguin exhibit,” Mee tells us. “The penguins get out all the time at night and occasionally harass the other animals. We caught them last week throwing rocks at the gibbons, trying to knock them down while they swung from their ropes. We also have surveillance showing them near the giraffe exhibit shortly before Jigsaw’s murder.”
Following the elephant escape several large piles of excrement were found on the UAMS parking lot at the former Ray Winder field location. “It looks like they must have been holding it for a week to leave that much there,” Mee tells us.
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Elephants gone wild!
Ha! I so wish this were true & they were headed toward the Elephant Sanctuary!
Now this one’s good…. love the penguins reference…
sophie and babe were here at niabi zoo in coal valley, illinois. we were “encouraged” to find them new homes because our winters are too cold for them and they had to stay indoors too much. at least they didn’t try to make a break for it when they were here. maybe sophie and babe are heading back home to niabi.
I hope they are heading home.Maybe someone is hiding them out.
Do you think they are trying to make their way home?
Good job RockCity Times on confusing the Quad Cities (previous home of the elephants Babe & Sophie). They actually think this is a real news story.
For all the Quad Citians reading this FAKE news article please note that the “About Us” section of the RockCity Times website. states “RockCity Times is a satire news organization based in Little Rock, Arkansas. The content on here, while often grounded in reality, is generally ridiculous crap that we make up and should be treated as such. ”
I always love Abraham Lincoln’s insight into these types of stories. He said “The problem with internet quotes is that you cant always depend on their accuracy” -Abraham Lincoln, 1864
Holy Cow! Quad City resident here, and at first did not know this is FAKE, scared the hell out of me. We love Sophie and Babe here. Don’t toy with our emotions!!! lol
Not funny – I appreciate humor and good satire that leads to needed change. The basic story isn’t bad. The main problem here is the link to IDA. IDA’s information on Babe and Sophie is inaccurate and provides fuel for shallow minds. Bull hooks and domination?! – sooooooo far from the reality of the loving, structured, positive reinforcement training those girls received from their dedicated handlers at Niabi Zoo.