Hungry Elephant Wanders Into Thai Grocery Store

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Hungry elephant wanders into Thai grocery store

The elephant helped himself to nine bags of sweet rice crackers, a sandwich and some bananas, shopkeepers say.

Elephant barges into convenience store, grabs a trunkful of snacks

An elephant in Khao Yai, Thailand, was in the mood for a bite to eat and decided to make a pit stop at local convenience store. The elephant was seen on security cameras entering the store and helping itself to a variety of snacks before animal control officers peacefully shooed it away.

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 Sookkhant…

Hungry elephant raids grocery store in Thailand, stuns shopkeeper with surprise visit

In Thailand, a hungry elephant named Plai Biang Lek wandered into a grocery store near Khao Yai National Park in search of food. He casually grabbed and ate snacks, including rice crackers and bananas, amusing the shop owner. This incident highlights a growing issue as elephants are driven from their shrinking habitats, leading to increased encounters with humans in search of sustenance.

Hungry wild elephant raids grocery store in Thailand for snacks

BANGKOK -- A hungry wild elephant caused havoc in a grocery store in Thailand on Monday when he strolled in from a nearby national park and helped himself to food on the shelves.