Wild elephant wanders into Thai grocery store for food
A hungry elephant has been captured on video wandering into a grocery store in central Thailand. The footage shows the large male helping itself to snacks after emerging from a nearby national park northeast of Bangkok.
The shocked shop owner told the Associated Press the plus-sized customer ate nine bags of sweet rice crackers, a sandwich and some bananas.
After a 10-minute meal, the AP reports park rangers ushered the intruder safely out of the store.
The elephant, named Plai Biang Lek, is said to be a familiar figure in the area. He has been known to enter local houses in search of food. But this was the first time he was spotted in a store.
Thousands of wild elephants roam the forests in Thailand, but with their habitat under pressure, many stray into villages when they get hungry.
In this case, there was no major damage. But Plai Biang Lek left an unpaid bill worth about 25 dollars.
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