Nothing to see here, just an escaped circus elephant strolling down a Montana street
The sound of a vehicle backfiring spooked a circus elephant while she was getting a pre-show bath in Butte, Mont., leading the pachyderm to break through a fence and take a brief walk.
![Nothing to see here, just an escaped circus elephant strolling down a Montana street](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7176540.1713377232!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/escaped-circus-elephant.jpg)
![This image provided by Matayah Utrayle-Shaylene Smith shows an escaped elephant crossing the road in Butte, Mont., on Tuesday, April 17, 2024. An elephant walks down a residential street](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7176540.1713377232!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/escaped-circus-elephant.jpg)
The sound of a vehicle backfiring spooked a circus elephant while she was getting a pre-show bath in Butte, Mont., leading the pachyderm to break through a fence and take a brief walk.