Strict jumbo diet keeps elephants trim

MIDDLE-AGE spread affects elephants too! That’s why Dublin Zoo’s two Asian elephants are now on a strict diet.

Because Judy, 47, and Kirsty, 36, are less active than they used to be they tend to put on weight more easily.

But there's no danger of them piling on the pounds because their keeper, James Creighton, is counting the calories for them.