An interesting tug of war between an elephant and human beings was held on Monday in Xi'an Zoo - and the pachyderm took the honours, reports Huashang News.

The eight-year-old elephant Binbin, which weighs over 2 tons, took only two seconds to beat its rivals - 30 tourists at the zoo.

Binbin is eager to win because the keeper gives it an apple for every victory, the report says.

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