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A hungry elephant known as Plai Biang Lek wandered into a local grocery store in Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima province

Rangers say the creature had previously entered residents' homes before looking for food, but this was his first grocery store visit

Elephant encounters have become increasingly common in Thailand as farmers expand their land into the animals' habitat

A hungry elephant stomped into a local grocery store in Thailand to find himself a snack.

The elephant, Plai Biang Lek, caused havoc in the store on Monday, June 2, when he strolled in and beelined for the sweet rice crackers. In shock, the shop's manager yelled at the large creature, in an attempt to get him to leave the store's premises without doing extreme damage, the Associated Press reported.

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