This is the moment a hippopotamus escaped from a circus and launched its bid for freedom.
In the amazing clip, the huge beast can be seen wandering across a busy main road as frightened pedestrians back away
The giant mammal mooches across the tarmac as cars zoom past.
Apparently unconcerned by the traffic, the creature stops to snack on a bit of grass from the embankment in the middle of the road.
After it's brief meal, the hippo lumbers away - once again scattering anyone in its path.
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The beast had escaped from a circus in Palos de la Frontera, near Huevla in the south-west of Spain.
But the hippo's quest for freedom was short lived and it was soon rounded up and taken back to the circus.
Hippopotamuses normally inhabit Sub-saharan Africa, can grow to 1.5 metres long and weigh an average of 1,500kg.
They are considered to be highly aggressive and kill a number of people each year in Africa.