A January 1987 Circus Report lists animal trainer Mike Cecere with 12 elephants in New Jersey - an Asian female, three African males and 8 African females.
ShowMe Elephants' previous post a year ago regarding elephants in Mexico was given information that Circus Barley housed six or seven elephants. This photo confirms five performing in the ring, the only five in one ring in Mexico according to the show.
"BARLEY CIRCUS presenta a los unicos 5 ELEFANTES en la PISTA DE UN CIRCO!!!!!! EN MEXICO!!!!!!" Courtesy of Barley Circus on Facebook