Next month, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts will bring one of the most talented Broadway touring casts to the Buell ...

When they were “retired” from performing at Circus World last August, the Asian elephants Viola and Kelly were to head to a sanctuary in Oklahoma where Circus World executive director Scott O’Donnell ...

In a press release, the sanctuary said Minnie had been displaying signs of weakness and decline in normal eating and drinking behaviors that were "consistent with progressive kidney failure." The ...

HOHENWALD, Tenn. (WSMV) - One of the oldest living elephants at Tennessee’s Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald died at the age of 59. Minnie, who was part of the sanctuary’s herd for nearly 20 years, was ...

The story of Viola the elephant escaping the Jordan World Circus on Tuesday in Butte was shared nationwide and beyond. Reports of her brief journey for freedom spread like wildfire. People frantically ...

Both Asian and African elephant species are either endangered or critically endangered, with fewer than half a million of them left in the wild — a staggering and sobering statistic. Thankfully, a ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Thirty years ago, on Saturday, Aug. 20, 1994, a circus elephant killed her trainer before a horrified crowd at the Blaisdell Center, escaped from the arena, and then ran ...

The N&O Summer Desk is a pop-up initiative to help navigate the season. Whether you’re heading to the beach, mountains or backyard, the Summer Desk is here to guide you. Share your story ideas with us ...

BUTTE, Mont. — TheCarson and Barnes Circus has been issued a citation for the infamous elephant escape that occurred on April 16 in Butte. The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and ...

circus characters A vector illustration of circus characters: a fireman clown, a horse jumping through a ring of fire, an elephant doing a headstand, a dog balancing on a ball, a ring master, a tiger, ...

You don't initially see a full elephant at the Broadway musical "Water for Elephants." It's more like a tease. First come a pair of enormous ears. Then a trunk. And then the legs. The execution is by ...

Meet Viola whose life is a circus, literally. She escaped from the big top in Butte, Montana during her bath after a truck backfired and scared her. According to the Today Show Instagram page, Viola's ...