China's Wandering Elephants Becoming International Stars

The herd of elephants graze in Jinning District of Kunming City, China on June 4.

Source: Yunnan Forest Fire Brigade/AP Photo

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Beijing (AP) -- Already famous at home, China’s wandering elephants are now becoming international stars.

Major global media are chronicling the herd's more than yearlong, 500-kilometer (300-mile) trek from their home in a wildlife reserve in mountainous southwest Yunnan province to the outskirts of the provincial capital of Kunming.