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The iconic elephants of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will parade into a Rhode Island arena for their final performance Sunday, ending a classic feature of "The Greatest Show on Earth" ...

The golden age of the circus is long past, and gone are the days when bombastic advertisements would draw thousands of clamoring fans eager to see the exotic spectacles they promised. While that may ...

POLK CITY, Fla. -- The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the show's iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, telling The Associated Press exclusively that growing public ...

"Consider the career of an enduring if controversial icon of American entertainment: the genial circus elephant. In Entertaining Elephants Susan Nance examines elephant behavior - drawing on the ...

TEMPLE, Texas — Traveling circus Mysterious Circus is now in Waco and is addressing concerns regarding the treatment of their elephant, Okha, following recent social media posts that are alleging ...

AP - After more than eight years of legal skirmishing, a trial is scheduled to open Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by animal welfare groups alleging that Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ...

The show opens in Wichita on Jan. 12.

What should I know? A circus that features elephants will perform five shows in Raleigh this weekend. What should I share with family and friends? Some North Carolina cities, including Chapel Hill, ...