ATTALLA, Alabama -- It promises to be a busy day for the Carson & Barnes Circus' three Asian elephants - Libby, Becky and Bunny.

So Saturday morning was the perfect time - for a bath.

Trainer Habib Omar, with an assist from the Attalla Fire Department, was able to give all three elephants a bath in about an hour's time at the Etowah County Fairgrounds. With two assistants, a leaf blower, and three cooperative elephants, the bath removed accumulated hay and dust.

Libby, 46, Becky, 42, and Bunny, 44, were ready to be clean, as they willingly laid down for their scrubbing, and opened their mouths for quick gulps of water.

But the bath was hardly a private affair, as a small crowd gathered to watch, take pictures and chuckle at the spectacle.