People vs Pachyderms

NEW YORK (AP) - They called it a bun-eating competition, but it
wasn’t much of a contest.
    Three elephants ate 505 hot dog buns in six minutes to win an
eating competition against three humans Friday at Brooklyn’s Coney
Island. The losing side ate 143 buns in six minutes.
    A commentator says the elephants seemed to be eating at a
leisurely pace.
    The competition was sponsored by Major League Eating and
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey.
    Ringling Bros. Animal Stewardship Director Janice Aria says the
elephants enjoy bread and can eat a foot-long loaf in 1.6 seconds.
    Organizers say the humans weighed about 500 pounds combined, the
Asian elephants about 9 tons combined.
    The humans are expected to compete in Saturday’s annual July
Fourth hot dog eating contest.