A beer-drinking camel decided to crash a Christmas party in Ireland by becoming the center of attention of having cracked open six cans of Guinness with his teeth and helping himself to over 200 mince pies.

Gus, the 11-year-old camel, must have carefully planned his feast as he was able to sneak out of his stable while staff at his equestrian center were getting changed for their party.

"Gus found his way out of his pen and helped himself," Robert Fagan, owner of the Mullingar Equestrian Center in central Ireland, tells Reuters.

He seemed to be doing well after his holiday binge, Fagan said, adding, "We were all looking forward to it, but you couldn't blame him. He's really a very gentle, docile sort of camel."

Fagan adds: "We're going to reschedule the Christmas party for next Tuesday but next time Gus is going to be properly locked up."