Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is reviving its circus, unveiling a plan to bring back a modernized "Greatest Show on Earth" — one without its iconic elephants and other animals. Instead ...

Once a mainstay of entertainment in small town and big cities across the country, the new Ringling Brothers circus will not have any of the lion, elephant or other animal acts long associated with ...

The iconic elephants of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey ... that began in the "big top" circus tents 145 years ago. The giant pachyderms' last act follows decades of protests by animal ...

Joey Frisco gives elephants a bath outside of a tent where they are housed during a media preview of the Ringling Brothers ... circus in 1967, there was still a human sideshow featuring acts ...

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will use ... Big Top” claimed elephants and other wild animals used in circus acts were “beaten, poked and shocked.” But Feld Entertainment ...

Jan Damm performs as Nick Nack in the Ringling Bros ... circus show. His character has a large comedic presence, but he also has other tricks up his sleeve. Damm performs a balancing act called ...

The elephant acts that have been part of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus shows for more than a century will end in May, earlier than their previously announcement retirement, the circus ...

(Reuters) - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will eliminate its elephant acts - long an integral part of the spectacle billed as "The Greatest Show on Earth" - by 2018 amid ...

(AP) – The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey ... Feld noted that when his father bought the circus in 1967, there was still a human sideshow featuring acts such as the bearded lady and other ...

It's the end of an era for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus' fabled elephant acts. Calling the decision "unprecedented,'' the circus' parent company, Feld Entertainment, announced ...