Amazing video shows the moment elephant breaks into house in Hua Hin

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Picture: Sanook

 

Householder Ratchadawan, 29, in the Huay Sat Yai sub-district of Hua Hin got a sensational picture on her mobile phone at 2 am Saturday/Sunday night. 

 

And a hole in the side of her one story concrete house!

 

Ratchadawan and her family were fast asleep when there was a great noise from the kitchen. 

 

It was male elephant Bunchuay who had demolished the wall and come for a snack!

 

Fortunately the kitchen counter impeded his progress or goodness knows what might have happened. 

 

Bunchuay grabbed a bite to eat then fled the scene into the darkness of the night. 

 

Ratchadawan waited until morning to tell the local park rangers what had happened. 

 

The park said they would be liaising with the local authorities and the military to repair the damage.

 

Bunchuay is a frequent mischief maker in the area having caused damage before and is well-known to the locals.

 

He is often seen walking the lonely streets at night looking for food, reported Sanook. 

 

Thaivisa notes that despite the damage and the scare, the picture obtained on the lady's phone could be a candidate for news picture of the year!

 

 

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[ThaIrish Sean]

He's obviously hungry ????

[chickenslegs]

And I complain about ants in my kitchen!

[robblok]

Damm that is not something you want to encounter at night while walking. Could be the end of you. Still from a distance and with a safe retreat it would be nice to see.

[kotsak]

"Here's Johnny!!" ????

 

[Kwaibill]

My wife said from listening to TV report that he was after some salt.

[khunPer]

What snacks do you offer unexpected guests...????

[Asquith Production]

1 minute ago, khunPer said:

What snacks do you offer unexpected guests...????

A guest this size anything he wants.

[4MyEgo]

11 minutes ago, khunPer said:

What snacks do you offer unexpected guests...????

 

If your game enough

[robblok]

4 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

 

If your game enough

Sure but not with a wild elephant. ????

[khunPer]

3 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

 

If your game enough

I realize that there are similarities between elephants and minions...????

[malcolminthemiddle]

Where are all the broken concrete blocks from the hole in the wall?

[hugocnx]

49 minutes ago, malcolminthemiddle said:

Where are all the broken concrete blocks from the hole in the wall?

It's an open kitchen.

[Pique Dard]

he felt lonely and wanted some compagny!

[Gold Star]

... then fled with a trunk full of stolen goods.

[jobsworth]

4 hours ago, Kwaibill said:

My wife said from listening to TV report that he was after some salt.

In the wild elephants have places where they lick salt, which they need for their health. These salt licks are thousands of years old. Maybe his salt lick has been redeveloped.

Edited June 21, 2021 by jobsworth
their and not there.

[jobsworth]

2 hours ago, malcolminthemiddle said:

Where are all the broken concrete blocks from the hole in the wall?

Those air bricks are very flimsy and often used by burglars to gain entry.

 

[Enoon]

4 hours ago, malcolminthemiddle said:

Where are all the broken concrete blocks from the hole in the wall?

 

Perhaps the intelligent, dexterous and furtive Elephant gently extracted the blocks, one by one, quietly depositing them on the ground outside the house?

Edited June 21, 2021 by Enoon

[Thingamabob]

Why doesn't somebody in authority with half a brain make sure this animal is properly fed ? A rather sad story.

[chalawaan]

The kicker? It was the wrong house. 

 

Jumbo lives next door, he was drunk that day.

[katana]

Youtube video of the elephant and damage:

https://youtu.be/tW4RvA_ZYdM?t=17

 

 

[whaleboneman]

5 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

Why doesn't somebody in authority with half a brain make sure this animal is properly fed ? A rather sad story.

Yes of course. Many wild animals going hungry these days. 

[Kwaibill]

18 hours ago, jobsworth said:

In the wild elephants have places where they lick salt, which they need for their health. These salt licks are thousands of years old. Maybe his salt lick has been redeveloped.

According to the report this particular chang is known in the area. His normal salt lick may just be too far to <deleted> with when humans keep handy bags of it just the other side of wall with a big open window.

[NCC1701A]

i have a American friend who volunteers to take care of elephants every weekend in Hua Hin. 

 

maybe he knows this guy. 

 

 

[malcolminthemiddle]

On 6/21/2021 at 3:19 PM, hugocnx said:

It's an open kitchen.

 

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It was male elephant Bunchuay who had demolished the wall and come for a snack!