Elephant plays tug-of-war with child quake victims

Elephant plays tug-of-war with child quake victims

OJIYA, Japan - An elephant plays tug-of-war with children who experienced a big earthquake in October 2004 in Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture, on July 1.

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