ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – 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 ...

The Broadway musical "Water for Elephants" is now on stage at the Hippodrome in Baltimore, launching its first national tour.

Elephants will perform at the Alliant Energy Center for the final time this weekend as a contract between the venue and the Zor Shrine Circus expires. A new contract is in place to bring the circus ...

OAKLAND (BCN)—Two days before the Ringling Brothers Circus begins a series of shows in Oakland, two City Council members and animal rights activists said today that they’re glad the circus has decided ...

For two decades, a performing elephant was paraded before crowds, forced to perform under harsh conditions and constant confinement. But one day, after years of abuse and fear, she finally broke. In ...

"Water for Elephants" is a larger-than-life Broadway musical with the heart-stopping world of the circus on stage. Here's ...

In this Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 photo, Asian elephants belonging to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, are lead from their enclosure to a rehearsal at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. The ...

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 ...

Intrepid intern Katie Minchew ran away with the circus—for the afternoon. Read up on her adventures with the elephants at the Dallas Farmers Market: The Shrine Circus is in town at Fair Park Coliseum ...

It was hard to tell who enjoyed the elephant wash on June 24 more – the elephants, the community members watching or the firefighters who got to spray the elephants with water. Columbus Fire ...

An Asian elephant that spent decades performing in South American circuses has started a new life in an open-air sanctuary in Brazil, after travelling thousands of kilometers by plane and truck from a ...