Escaped Circus Elephant Causes Chaos in Butte, Montana
TL;DR
A 58-year-old Asian elephant escaped from a traveling circus in Butte, Montana, causing a stir as it walked through traffic and knocked over a fence before being corralled back to safety by its trainers. The elephant had been in a parking lot being washed ahead of a performance when a car backfired and spooked her.
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- Circus elephant gets loose, goes for stroll through Butte NBC Montana
- Escaped circus elephant thunders down Montana city street after car backfires, scares her hours before show New York Post
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