[ WP ] Elephants get bigger as they grow older , and they will live forever unless killed .

The world is still largely arguing amongst themselves on whether they made the right decision or not. Whether they should have pulled the trigger early or not. But it's too late now. Loxodonta africana. The African elephant. Virtually wiped out by 2034 due to heavy poaching, there were only two living specimen left in captivity. 
 
 In a conservation effort, they were relocated to a special sanctuary. A lot of money was poured into this project. Everyone believed that these elephants still had a chance. They still had a male and female and they hoped these majestic beasts will reproduce again, despite concerns about the gene pool. 
 
 The offsprings people hoped for never came. The elephant pairing appeared to have mated on several occasions but the female did not get pregnant. Many started asking questions, some suggesting a more thorough look at the pair, whether any scientific and technological meddling is required. Just as many objected to the idea, insisting that the pair be left alone lest they be stressed beyond reason. In the end, nothing happened. Eventually the world forgot about the couple. 
 
 However, they soon re-emerged in the news. It's common knowledge that elephants do not age and die like other animals on the planet. They merely grow larger after hitting maturity and does not stop growing. Nobody has ever seen them grow past the standard perceived by many though, largely due to early deaths caused by poachers. No one's touching the two gray giants since and they're now enormous. 
 
 Both of them are now as tall as a six storey building and became a media sensation. Hundreds of photos and dozens of videos were produced. People were amazed at these marvels of the earth. Many flocked to Africa to get a glimpse of these twin behemoths. Soon the question about offsprings came back on the table. There were concerns about their continuing growth and their lack of young and what it means for the African elephants as a species. More arguments ensued but, yet again, resulted in nothing. The concensus seemed to be'wait and see'. 
 
 It is now 2093 and the elephants are now lumbering giants like nothing that anyone have ever seen. They're now as tall as the Empire State Building. Their growth certainly did not go unnoticed but the people's hesitance on putting a stop to their growth has let them come to this size. Obviously they are now a menace to everything in the vicinity. 
 
 Eventually a decision was made to put them down. A dozen strike teams were organized to take them both down but they underestimated these monsters. It appears that they not only grew big, their skin became as tough as steel and the infantry could do nothing. Eventually tanks, airstrikes, missile launchers and the like were used. The battle took days and took the entire earth's military power to take an elephant down. Just one. The surviving male is now in rampage and is unstoppable. 
 
 Tactical nuclear strike is now in heavy consideration.
