Fine For Feeding Elephants

You can still feed elephants in Thailand's bustling capital -- but it could cost you.Bangkok authorities said Monday anyone caught handing bunches of bananas or sugar cane to the hulking beasts -- proffered by their handlers to make money -- faces a $320 (10,000 baht) fine.Thailand has about 2,400 domestic elephants. There is little demand these da...

You can still feed elephants in Thailand's bustling capital -- but it could cost you.Bangkok authorities said Monday anyone caught handing bunches of bananas or sugar cane to the hulking beasts -- proffered by their handlers to make money -- faces a $320 (10,000 baht) fine.Thailand has about 2,400 domestic elephants. There is little demand these da...