Hungry elephant caught on CCTV visiting convenience store
On Monday a large, wild, Asian elephant lumbered in on an unexpecting store owner in Thailand. The hungry mammal went straight for the sweet counter, and also devoured bananas and peanuts. The 27-year-old male was eventually ushered out by park rangers, no one was hurt.
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