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The Last Act of 'The Greatest Show On Earth'

This Is What Happens to Elephants After They Retire

By Victor Luckerson

Behind the Scenes at the World's Best Circuses

By Josh Raab

Know Right Now: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Eliminating Elephant Acts

By Julia Lull
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The History Behind Ringling Bros.'s Elephant-Sized Decision

This circus, which will no longer include elephant acts as of 2018, has a special relationship to the animals

By Lily Rothman

Mexican Government Votes to Ban Circus Animals

Not certain yet whether President Enrique Peña Nieto will sign bill into law

By Charlotte Alter

LIFE at the Circus: Behind the Scenes With Ringling Brothers, 1949

Photographs chronicling the lives lived behind the scenes at the Ringling Brothers circus extravaganza in the late 1940s.

By Ben Cosgrove

Cirque du Soleil's Best Photos for its 30th Birthday

The best collection of photos from the "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment" as the beloved act turns 30.

By TIME Staff

Hunt Continues for Lost Plane, Circus Catastrophe and NBA Playoffs

Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now -- from the editors of TIME

By TIME Staff

Failed Clamp Led to Circus Fall

Authorities say a snapped clamp caused eight hanging acrobats to plunge during a "Legends" show of the Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus on Sunday, leaving three in critical condition. The accident was witnessed by an audience of thousands, many of them children

By Charlotte Alter

Wild Fire

In TIME's photo of the day, an exotic animal braves flaming hoops.

By TIME Photo Department
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