The move was canny marketing for the publicity of a play named A Thousand Clowns which was being staged at the Civic Centre later that week.
NOSTALGIA: Why did the elephant come to Market Square?
Shoppers in Aylesbury couldn't believe their eyes in November 1976 when a baby elephant was brought in to the Market Square.
By The Newsroom
Thursday, 3rd November 2016, 5:00 am
Updated Wednesday, 16th November 2016, 3:08 pm