The pachyderm was a startling sight for residents of one small Wisconsin neighbourhood.
A full-grown elephant sauntered through Baraboo early Friday morning on a brief walk of freedom. The mammoth creature more suited for the “big top” clashed with the quiet residential neighbourhood.
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Law enforcement officers quickly got in touch with the nearby Circus World Museum, home to the wandering pachyderm. A trainer arrived and led the elephant back to the circus complex.
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Circus World spokesman Dave Saloutos says the elephant, named Kelly, was freed by her pachyderm partner, Isla, who used her trunk to disengage a restraint.
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Saloutos says Kelly lumbered across the shallow Baraboo River and wandered into a neighbouring backyard where she unlatched a gate and munched on some marigolds during her couple hours of freedom.
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