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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Evelyne Musambi

Mystery as fifteen elephants drop dead after eating tomatoes from nearby farms

A herd of elephants walks across Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County, Kenya - (AP)

Fifteen elephants have died of suspected cyanide poisoning in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park after eating tomatoes from nearby farms.

An investigation is ongoing into how the toxic substance found its way to an ecosystem where wild and domestic animals coexist alongside agricultural land. However, local growers are disputing claims that their produce is responsible for the deaths.

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