"He lived in Bethel, and he had a famous circus -- Ringling, Barnum and Bailey," Kindya said. But both teens appeared surprised to learn that nowhere in the town where Barnum was born nearly 200 ...

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is ending its elephant acts a year and a half early, and will retire all of its touring elephants in May.

Elephants Will Retire From Barnum And Bailey Circus. March 8, 2015 8:08 AM ET. ... Hachaliah Bailey bought an elephant for $1,000 and brought her home to live in a farm in Somers, NY.

Barnum statue arrives at Bethel Library By Vinti Singh, Staff Writer Sep 24, 2010 BETHEL -- The 6-foot-3 bronze P.T. Barnum statue was placed in front of Bethel Library Friday morning.

Kelly Ann, a 17-year-old Asian elephant with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, shows off her mad basketball skills to students from The Apple Tree School of Fairfax, at the ...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey "woolly mammoths" likely to follow. — -- Without Asian elephants, the show will still go on at Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circuses, though fans ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is bringing its first reinvented, elephant-free circus to Cleveland in October. The "Out Of This World" show will visit The Q from Oct. 20 to 23.

A damning report showing a high rate of tuberculosis among circus elephants may have forced Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey to announce Thursday the iconic beasts would be retired from shows by ...

A Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus elephant was shot in a drive-by shooting while resting in its pen early Tuesday morning. The 39-year-old Asian elephant named Carol was standing outside ...