The elephant reportedly got loose after being scared by a truck backfiring Butte, Montana had a surprise visitor this week. On April 16, videos on social media showed an elephant roaming the streets ...

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There was some BIG news this week -- literally -- as a circus elephant escaped from her pen and roamed the streets of a Montana city. The escape has garnered mixed reactions. While some said it was ...

BUTTE, Mont. — An elephant was caught on camera Tuesday roaming the streets in Butte. The Jordan World Circus is in town and the elephant apparently escaped from their show. The elephant is now safe ...

An elephant recently surprised those on a Montana road after running away from a nearby circus. It has now come to light that it is the third time this female pachyderm has fled its circumstances.

An elephant named Viola recently caused chaos in Butte, Montana, after escaping a circus and roaming the streets on her own. Astonishing video shows the Asian elephant casually walking through a ...

An elephant got loose on Tuesday in Butte, Montana after escaping a traveling circus. The animal, reportedly named Viola, left the Jordan World Circus, which was set up at the Butte Civic Center, and ...

A circus elephant ran loose in the streets of Butte, Montana, on April 16, NBC Montana reported. Surveillance video from Town Pump gas station shows the elephant roaming the streets as it’s being ...

The golden age of the circus is long past, and gone are the days when bombastic advertisements would draw thousands of clamoring fans eager to see the exotic spectacles they promised. While that may ...