The elephant handlers, and not the performers, explains Barlow, are involved in the day-to-day care of the elephants, feeding, watering, exercising and bathing them regularly.

Four circus elephants who were hitching a ride, possibly to their next gig, blocked a lane of a busy Oklahoma highway on Wednesday when the floor of the truck transporting the animals began to cave.

Guests can pay to ride the elephants before and during intermission of the Moolah Shrine Circus at the Family Arena in St. Charles. The circus runs October 7th through the 10th. Photos by Laurie ...

Elephants will perform for the last time at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus on Sunday, as the show closes its own chapter on a controversial practice that has entertained audiences ...

After a two-year absence, the Shrine Circus returns Tuesday and Wednesday. The show includes two elephants, named Oka and Koskie. Kids can ride both of the elephants, but only one of them performs.

Like Ringling Bros. decided to remove elephants from the circus out of the goodness of its heart. That's the circus, all right, an elephant's best buddy.

For me, getting to ride an elephant and feel the breeze from her flapping ears was an honor and a privilege that few will ever get to have now.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has ended its 145-year-old tradition of elephant performances at its shows. Animal rights activists hailed the decision as a win against an inherently ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The curtain fell a final time for elephants performing at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus as the circus ended a practice that enthralled audiences for two ...

An Asian elephant performs during the national anthem for the final elephant performance during the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Sunday, May 1, 2016, in Providence, R.I.