Circus Elephant Escapes and Roams Montana Streets
TL;DR
A circus elephant in Butte, Montana, was startled by a vehicle backfiring while getting a bath, causing her to break through a fence and briefly walk down a busy street, stopping traffic. Despite the incident, the elephant, named Viola, still performed in two shows later that day. Animal rights groups criticized the incident, while onlookers captured the unusual sight on their phones.
- A vehicle backfiring startled a circus elephant into a Montana street. She still performed Monday The Associated Press
- Viola the Elephant runs loose through streets of Montana after escaping circus: video Fox News
- Spooked circus elephant roams Montana streets before being recaptured Yahoo! Voices
- Escaped circus elephant thunders down Montana city street after car backfires, scares her hours before show New York Post
- An escaped circus elephant ran loose through a Montana town NPR
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