Holy shit. I can hardly believe that's real. That is the most unintentionally funny story I've read in a long time.
I love this part:
In the end, 450 dead animals lay on top of one another in a billowy white pile, the Aksam newspaper said.
Those who jumped later were saved as the pile got higher and the fall more cushioned, Aksam reported.
Maybe the others would have fared better had they been roaring drunk.