<p>A wild Asian elephant recently chanced upon a 2.8-kilogram consignment of opium in South China's Yunnan Province, a report in the <em>Strait Times</em> said. A video of the incident went viral recently which showed four wild elephants crossing a forest when they come across a backpack. One of the jumbos is seen sniffing the bag and then tossing it in the air before moving on. </p>.<p>The backpack was later seized by local police, the report said. The police, who were already in the area then, got hold of the backpack and retrieved the opium. </p><p>The cops waited till the elephants left the area and then took the bag. The contents were revealed to be some clothes, under which there was a tightly packed brick of opium, the report said. </p>.Bob Barker, Betty White and their fight over Billy the elephant.<p>Social media users were quick to draw similarities with the recently released horror-comedy flick <em>Cocaine Bear</em>, which follows a huge black bear's adventures after it consumes a significant amount of cocaine and embarks on a drug-fueled rampage. </p>.<p>One user wrote, 'New sequel to Cocaine Bear, Opium Elephant'. Another user also put forth a suggestion to train elephants to sniff out drugs in the future. </p>.<p>There are innumerable incidents that have come to light that involved animals on drugs, inducing a hallucinogenic, intoxicating effect on them. </p>.<p>Interestingly, Vervet monkeys, as one research pointed out, can have a preference for consuming alcohol, and have been known to steal drinks from customers in bars!</p>
<p>A wild Asian elephant recently chanced upon a 2.8-kilogram consignment of opium in South China's Yunnan Province, a report in the <em>Strait Times</em> said. A video of the incident went viral recently which showed four wild elephants crossing a forest when they come across a backpack. One of the jumbos is seen sniffing the bag and then tossing it in the air before moving on. </p>.<p>The backpack was later seized by local police, the report said. The police, who were already in the area then, got hold of the backpack and retrieved the opium. </p><p>The cops waited till the elephants left the area and then took the bag. The contents were revealed to be some clothes, under which there was a tightly packed brick of opium, the report said. </p>.Bob Barker, Betty White and their fight over Billy the elephant.<p>Social media users were quick to draw similarities with the recently released horror-comedy flick <em>Cocaine Bear</em>, which follows a huge black bear's adventures after it consumes a significant amount of cocaine and embarks on a drug-fueled rampage. </p>.<p>One user wrote, 'New sequel to Cocaine Bear, Opium Elephant'. Another user also put forth a suggestion to train elephants to sniff out drugs in the future. </p>.<p>There are innumerable incidents that have come to light that involved animals on drugs, inducing a hallucinogenic, intoxicating effect on them. </p>.<p>Interestingly, Vervet monkeys, as one research pointed out, can have a preference for consuming alcohol, and have been known to steal drinks from customers in bars!</p>