When the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closed down in May 2017, a victim of changing tastes and years of protests by animal-rights groups, The Greatest Show on Earth seemed like the ...
The smell of sawdust and popcorn fills the air. The clowns, acrobats and magicians are all in place. As the audience are guided to their seats inside the big top, all the classic elements of the ...
In 1965 the Great Circus Parade returned to Milwaukee for the third time, but it was the first time the antique wagons, ...
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The history of training circus animals
The history of training circus animals goes back much farther than what we think of today. There was no striped tent, brass band, or trainers stepping into the ring. People have watched animal ...
Tiger tamer Alexander Lacey gets his tigers on their feet in one of the final performances of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via ...
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced Wednesday its big top circus will resume touring five years after it was retired, and animals will no longer be part of the performance.
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