Douglas Blyde beds down at West Midlands Safari Park, where he’s awoken to the breath of giants and a sea lion encore ...

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 ...

You can also help pick her name, which, in a nod to her mom, will be Texas flower-themed. Choices are Lady Bird (“Birdie”), ...

Of the 250 elephants in the Untied States, two are in Grand Island this week. Two big mammals, named Ohka and Kosti, are part of the Shrine Circus, which opened Tuesday and continues today at the ...

Now, this is one of those stories that you've got to see to believe. An elephant was running loose on a busy Montana street Tuesday after it temporarily escaped from a traveling circus. Butte Civic ...

Randy Evans is a retired Iowa journalist. During decades as a journalist, I had countless conversations with interesting people — future presidents, wannabe leaders, governors, business executives, ...

A previously unseen photograph of a circus elephant causing havoc at Aberdeen Station in 1931 is among Scottish artefacts ...

A rumor that circulated online in August and early September 2025 claimed Stephen Colbert, the host of CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," announced he was funding a wildlife rescue program for ...

Some performers fly through the air as others spin on silks. "Passengers" is a theatrical experience unlike any other. The production, at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, blends elements of ...

Open Wide! Elephant Gets 'Filling' After Keepers Spot Tusk Cavity. An African elephant at a Somerset zoo has received specialist dental care after keepers spotted a hole in his tusk. Uli, a young bull ...

Just a few months ago, the armed forces of India and Pakistan were locked in a brief but deadly conflict. The conflict indirectly involved a third nation – China. Pakistan's armed forces heavily used ...