PROVIDENCE, RI (WFLA) – After nearly 150 years of performing, the largest stars of the ‘greatest shows on Earth’ will give their last show this weekend in Rhode Island. The elephants at the Ringling ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is ending its elephant acts a year and a half early, and will retire all of its touring elephants in May. The move comes amid ...

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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 ...

Move over, snowbirds. The divas are the hottest new retirees in Florida. Divas - that's what Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey calls its female elephants who are done performing. As Crystal Chavez ...

After years of entertaining fans under the big top -- and a few years in retirement -- in Central Florida, a herd of former circus elephants is settling into their new home at a wildlife refuge. The ...

Ringling Brothers circus has finally decided to take elephants out of performance – a great decision, although one made for the wrong reasons. Instead of admitting to the pain and suffering – both ...