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Elephant Escapes From Circus In Ireland (VIDEO, PICTURES)

Posted: 29/03/2012 10:59 Updated: 29/03/2012 14:20

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This is the moment a two-and-a-half ton elephant escaped from the circus - because he didn't want a shower.

Amateur video footage shows 40-year-old 'Baby' running through a car park in Blackpool, county Cork in Ireland, on Tuesday, after breaking through a barrier, with circus workers in hot pursuit.

The Asian elephant ran past a Costa coffee shop and through the packed car park as his minders attempted to control her but miraculously no damage was done to either vehicles or the shop.

The circus employees admitted to Irish TV station, RTE, that Baby, who is now safely back in the circus, ran off because he didn't fancy a scrub that day.

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This is the moment a two-and-a-half ton elephant escaped from the circus - because he didn't want a shower. Amateur video footage shows 40-year-old 'Baby' running through a car park in Blackpool, c...
This is the moment a two-and-a-half ton elephant escaped from the circus - because he didn't want a shower. Amateur video footage shows 40-year-old 'Baby' running through a car park in Blackpool, c...
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bendertheoffender
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09:14 PM on 04/06/2012
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beth24
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03:36 AM on 03/30/2012
ELEPHANTS DONT BELONG IN CIRCUS'S THEY BELONG IN THEIR HABITAT.THESE PEOPLE ARE SINNERS YET THEY CLAIM TO BE GOOD CATHOLICS.HOPE THAT YOU ARE PUNISHED BY THE HIGHER POWER FOR TORTURING THIS ELEPHANT AND YOU CLAIM TO BE GOOD CATHOLICS???? SINNERS
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Totto
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05:21 PM on 03/29/2012
Searching for Guinness.
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bardicb
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04:30 PM on 03/29/2012
Nobody puts Baby in a corner... or a circus.
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GearoidOD
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11:40 AM on 03/29/2012
Is it a native elephant or an migrant one !
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beth24
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03:37 AM on 03/30/2012
WHO CARES THEIR INSTINCT IS NOT TO BE IN FREEZING GRAY IRELAND IN A CIRCUS BEING TORTURED.. AND THEY ALL GO TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY THINKING THEY ARE SPIRITUAL AND PIOUS. WHAT LIARS
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