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.
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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.
See more of Baby's great escape ni the video and slideshow below