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Added on the 20/03/2015 23:04:59 - Copyright : Reuters EN
Elephants and lions hang up their circus costumes, as activists also call on SeaWorld to free its orcas -- the week's top animal stories from around the globe. Vanessa Johnston reports.
Circus-goers are divided about the recent news that Ringling Bros. will retire its elephants by 2018. "The Greatest Show On Earth" recently arrived in Washington, DC and Vanessa Johnston went along to gauge opinion.
The final 11 Ringling Bros. circus elephants have arrived at a conservation center in Florida to retire, ending 145 years at the center of the "Greatest Show on Earth". Rough Cut - Subtitled (no reporter narration).
The day's top showbiz news and headlines including famous circus will stop using elephants, "Chappie" premieres in New York, and Shania Twain announces final tour. Phil Furey reports.
Elephants are preparing to take their final bow at the Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus, ending a 145-year spectacle that delighted fans and enraged animal activists. Vanessa Johnston reports.
The famed circus Ringling Bros. retires the last 11 elephants, which will then travel to Ringling's 200-acre Center for Elephant Conservation in central Florida. Rough Cut - no reporter narration
Elephants are preparing to take their final bow at the Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus, ending a 145-year spectacle that delighted fans and enraged animal activists. Vanessa Johnston reports.