Texans are rallying behind a traveling circus elephant they believe has long been ... "There really is no way you can stand in front of her and think, 'Yeah, everything's OK here'," she said.

Traveling circus Mysterious Circus is now in Waco and is addressing concerns regarding the treatment of their elephant, Okha, following recent social media posts that are alleging animal abuse.

(45 kg). African elephants have 4 molars that are a foot (30 cm) long and weigh 11 pounds (5 kg) each! Baby African elephants stand 3 feet (1 m) tall and weigh 264 pounds (120 kg). An African elephant ...

On January 1, Massachusetts officially prohibited elephants, lions, tigers, primates, giraffes, and bears from being used in traveling circus environments. Going forward, the new law authorizes civil ...

Myanmar’s junta has once again employed “elephant diplomacy”, gifting five female and one male pachyderm to the Great Moscow State Circus. Russian media reported that the gift celebrates the 75th ...

Petersburg Circus, in Russia ... Some homes have one, others as many as five. Elephants stand under tarps or sheet metal roofs or trees. Some are together, mothers and babies, but most are ...

An expert on Asian elephants is sounding the alarm about "elephant sanctuaries" after a tourist was killed while visiting one in Thailand. Blanca Ojanguren García, 22, a law student at the ...

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African performers dance and perform acrobatics for the leader of the Roman Catholic church The Pope held an audience with a troupe of African circus performers in the Vatican on Wednesday.

Pope Francis and those in attendance enthusiastically enjoyed a circus performance that included acrobatics and the unexpected appearance of two animatronic elephants, which quickly became the ...

Ringling last rolled into Birmingham in 2017 on its classic mile-long circus train that traditionally housed elephants, performers, crew members and their families. The company has toured for ...

In Cheyenne, Wyoming, there’s a portal to the past masquerading as an antique store. Buckle up, history buffs and curiosity ...