Weekly Review - Elefante astemio

It was cold in Russia. People were smearing goose fat on their bodies to stop frostbite, and near Moscow zookeepers fed an Indian elephant a bucket of vodka to keep it warm; the elephant then went on a rampage, tore radiators from a wall, and calmed down only after it was given a hot shower.[HindustanTimes.com][The Toronto Star]

Weekly Review, Harper's Magazine, 24 gennaio 2006