Published 04/17/2024 2:28:00 p.m.

Spooked circus elephant roams Montana streets before being recaptured

A circus elephant in Butte, Montana, broke through a fence and caused traffic on the city's busiest street after getting spooked by a vehicle backfire.
Viola, the Asian elephant with the Jordan World Circus, continued performing after the incident.
Viola was taking a bath when the incident occurred, returning to the trailer calmly afterwards.

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BBC News

Runaway circus elephant stops traffic in Montana

Viola, the elephant, was startled by the sound of a nearby car and ran away while having a bath.

04/17/2024 6:42:49 p.m.·United Kingdom

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The Independent

Elephant runs through traffic in Montana town after circus escape

Watch as an elephant roams the streets of Butte, Montana, after escaping from the circus. The massive animal, reportedly a 58-year-old Asian elephant named Viola, was being washed in a car park ahead of a performance with the Jordan World Circus when she was spooked by a car, sending her running. Footage shows her running across the busy Harrison Avenue, in front of a casino. The escape only lasted about 10 minutes, and Viola’s handlers corralle…

04/17/2024 8:09:04 a.m.·London, United Kingdom

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CBC News

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.

04/17/2024 11:28:09 p.m.·Canada

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Associated Press News

A vehicle backfiring startled a circus elephant into a Montana street. She still performed Tuesday

The sound of a vehicle backfiring spooked a circus elephant while she was getting a pre-show bath in Butte, Montana. The pachyderm broke through a fence and stopped noontime traffic

04/17/2024 6:20:33 p.m.·United States

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Sydney Morning Herald

Elephant runs loose in Montana

A circus elephant managed to escape from a show and was caught wandering the streets of Butte, Montana.

04/17/2024 2:12:34 a.m.·Sydney, Australia

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NZ Herald

Escaped circus elephant roams street, stops traffic in Montana

The sound of a vehicle backfiring spooked a circus elephant while she was getting a pre-show bath in Butte, Montana , leading the pachyderm to break through...

04/18/2024 5:27:16 a.m.·Auckland, New Zealand

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