2 elephants were caught on cam breaking free from their traveling circus troupe just so they can play around in the snow in Russia.

The incident happened in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

According to reports, the two elephants ended up blocking the center of Yekaterinburg after running off from their handlers.

The handlers of the elephants wanted to force the animals to travel on a 2 day 1440 mile trip to St. Petersburg despite having already traveled more than 10,000 miles around Siberia.

The 2 Indian elephants, who have been identified as Carla, a45-year-old, and 50-year-old Roni.

The elephants are from the Italian Togni Circus, which now tours in Russia after live animals were banned from big-top performances in Italy.

The animals were not bothered by the -5C temperatures.

In the video that is viral on social media right now, the animals can be seen frolicking about in the freezing conditions, rolling in the snow, and doing their best to stop their handlers in getting them back in their road trip.

According to a report that was published by the Siberian Times, the street had to be blocked so the giants can play in the snow.

A spokesperson for the Yekaterinburg State Circus, which hosted Togni Circus, released a statement about the incident.

The statement said, “They walked outside and got very happy from seeing the snow, the trees and the pedestrians who they took for spectators. Roni stayed by one of the trees while Carla walked towards a pile of snow.”

The Togni Troupe Circus group faced backlash last year after several complaints were registered against them for animal cruelty.

Reports suggest that the elephants that performed for Togni were moved around the country in cramped trucks.

The circus group has performed in Russian cities such as Kazan, Izhevsk, Nizhny Tagil, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, and Yekaterinburg.

The circus group said the trucks that carry around the elephants have proper heating and air-conditioning capabilities for the elephants.

The trucks stop every 3 hours so the elephants and other animals can be cleaned and fed by expert animal caretakers.

The group said they treat their animals like their own children, adding “If something happens to them, we lose our jobs.”