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Elephant polo

The competitive American spirit received more than a small blow at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Championships held in Thailand this month.

An Italian opposition, as well as some oversized and rather unwilling team-mates, dominated their debut into this new, bizarre sport. Kimberly Zenz, the U.S Captain, struggled with a very hungry animal who proceeded to munch most of the polo field, and then, to add to her shame, accidentally stepped on the polo ball, squashed it, and suspended play.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .