This is the moment a hungry wild elephant stopped a pickup truck and stole pieces of food from the back.<br /><br />The cheeky jumbo wandered onto the road at the Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary, Chachoengsao province, eastern Thailand, last Sunday (March 29).<br /><br />It stomped towards a road block put in place to slow cars down and began raiding the back of a white pickup truck.<br /><br />Footage, taken by one of the wildlife staff, shows how the jumbo, called Collar, managed to grab a shopping bag that was in the back of the truck.<br /><br />It then stuffed several pieces of papaya into its mouth and walked off back towards the forest.<br /><br />The park rangers joked that Collar the elephant just wanted to help the park staff checking all the cars.<br /><br />They said: "All vehicles should be aware of what they have in the back when they're driving through areas where there are elephants.''<br /><br />Footage of a similar situation taken last month showed an elder elephant appearing to teach a younger relative how to steal food from cars.<br /><br />Park rangers believe the creatures, an estimated 2,000 that live in the wild, have evolved and learned how to steal food from vehicles when they are hungry.<br /><br />Wildlife ranger Amnouy Artchula said: ''The elephants know very well how to stop the passing cars to get food, even if they are not given permission from the drivers.''
