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 concern about ...

General view of elephants and atmosphere at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's 'Circus XTREME' VIP celebrity red carpet premiere at Staples Center on July 13, 2015 in Los Angeles.

POLK CITY, Fla. (AP) – 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 ...

POLK CITY, Fla. (AP) – The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is ending its iconic elephant acts. The circus’ parent company, Feld Entertainment, says that the acts will be phased out ...

They'd spent the last two and a half years traveling 36,000 miles on a 64-car train, performing 900 times in over 80 cities for the world-renowned Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus.

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will end the "The Greatest Show on Earth" in May, following a 146-year run of performances.Chris O'Meara ~ Associated Press ELLENTON, Fla.

In May 1979, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus set up at what was then called the Cumberland County Civic Center for ...

Updated: May 17, 2017 / 05:23 AM EDT FILE – In this April 1, 1963 file photo, a Ringling Bros. Circus elephant walks out of a train car as young children watch in the Bronx railroad yard in New ...

But it’ll be different from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus many remember from their childhoods. The seven shows scheduled from Dec. 1-3. at Gainbridge Fieldhouse will be sans animals.

Circus magnate John Ringling and his wife completed Ca' d'Zan in Sarasota, Florida, in 1926. It cost $27 million in today's ...