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An elephant crosses the street in Yekaterinburg, Russia

An escape attempt turned into a snow day for two circus elephants.

According tothe Associated Press, a pair of elephants escaped from a circus in the Yekaterinburg, Russia — the country’s third largest city.

The two elephants, named Karla and Ranni, took to the streets after breaking free from their Italy-based circus troupe, surprising residents.

The daring duo broke away from their handlers while they were waiting to be loaded into a vehicle heading to the circus’ next stop.

Ranni was reportedly easy to corral back to the loading zone, but it took 12 handlers to guide snow-loving Karla back to the circus’ vehicles.

source: people.com