A hungry elephant caused havoc in a grocery store in Thailand, when he strolled in from a nearby national park and brazenly helped himself to the produce on the shelves.

The shocked shopkeeper could do little but yell at the peckish pachyderm as it calmly chomped down nine bags of sweet rice crackers, a sandwich and some bananas worth an estimated 800 baht (approx. $25) in Nakhon Ratchasima province on Monday.

The huge male tusker, known as Plai Biang Lek, is a familiar sight on the fringes of the Kha Yai National Park.

Local ranger Danai Sookkhanthachat told The Associated Press that he has been known to enter people’s houses in search of food.

But it was the first time he’d gone into a store.

After about ten minutes, hastily summoned rangers managed to shoo him safely out of the shop.

He left little damage behind, apart from some untidy shelves and an unpaid bill.

There were an estimated 4,000 wild elephants in Thailand in 2024, according to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.

As farmers push into forests for agriculture, elephants have been forced to venture out of their shrinking habitats in search of food, leading to confrontations that can turn deadly.