EUFAULA, Okla. (AP) — Deer, cattle and horse sightings are common in Oklahoma, but not elephants. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says four circus elephants were spotted briefly on a roadside Wednesday after the truck carrying them to Iowa broke down. Trooper Dwight Durant said today (Thursday) that the floor of the trailer carrying the pachyderms had started to give way and was dragging on the road, sparking grass fires along the way.

The elephants disembarked near Eufaula, about 120 miles east of Oklahoma City, after someone noticed the problem from another vehicle traveling with the truck. The elephants were transferred to another trailer and moved to a nearby veterinarian’s property before another vehicle arrived to take them to Iowa. Durant said the elephants belong to Carson & Barnes Circus, based in Hugo, Oklahoma.