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The Independent
2 days ago
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- The Independent
Elephant breaks into shop and eats crackers, a sandwich and bananas
Plai Biang Lek, a male elephant known in the Kha Yai National Park area, entered a grocery store in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, on Monday. The elephant consumed nine bags of sweet rice crackers, a sandwich, and bananas, totaling approximately 800 baht (£18). According to local ranger Danai Sookkhanthachat, the elephant is known for entering houses in search of food but had never entered a store before. The elephant caused minimal damage to the store, primarily some untidy shelves. Rangers safely guided the elephant out of the store after its snack run. Watch the video in full above.
The Independent
2 days ago
- General
- The Independent
Watch: Hungry elephant storms shop to help himself to food
A hungry elephant strolled into a grocery store to help himself to produce on the shelves, causing havoc inside the Thailand business. The peckish pachyderm calmly chomped down nine bags of sweet rice crackers, a sandwich and some bananas worth an estimated 800 baht (£18) in Nakhon Ratchasima province on Monday (2 June). Known as Plai Biang Lek, the huge male tusker is a familiar sight on the fringes of the Kha Yai National Park. Danai Sookkhanthachat, a local ranger, told the Associated Press the elephant he has been known to enter people's houses in search of food, but had not gone into a store before. The elephant left little damage behind aside from some untidy shelves and an unpaid bill. He was shooed safely out of the shop by rangers.
