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The blend of romantic story, amazing puppetry and daredevil acrobatics makes for a thrilling evening of entertainment.

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 ...

There was some BIG news this week -- literally -- as a circus elephant escaped from her pen and roamed the streets of a Montana city. The escape has garnered mixed reactions. While some said it was ...

When they were “retired” from performing at Circus World last August, the Asian elephants Viola and Kelly were to head to a sanctuary in Oklahoma where Circus World executive director Scott O’Donnell ...

Circus World elephants, Viola, front, and Kelly, participate in their last parade before their "retirement" from Circus World last June. The animals are still performing elsewhere under contracts with ...