Narrating the correlation of elephants as related to their import, groupings, breeding and transfers,
along with other elephant related topics.
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

African Elephants of Carson & Barnes Circus

The Carson and Barnes Circus, more famously known for its large herd of Asian elephants in the 1970s and 1980s, also featured numerous African elephants in their wild animal menagerie - 7 total it seems, acquired in three different groups.

Carson & Barnes Circus 1980s
Courtesy of B. Cline, Buckles Blog

Sunday, April 10, 2011

The Week in Pictures

Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake feeds Ringling elephant

Ringling Brothers elephant walk in Baltimore

African elephant Ruby dies at PAWS

Asian elephants perform with Kelly Miller Circus in Arkansas

African elephants perform with Circul Orlando in Romania

Circus elephant Anne retired to Longleat Safari Park

42 year old Zitta dies at Budapest Zoo

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Bill Reynolds Collection - Carson and Barnes Circus

Wade Burck recently posted an article dated August 4, 1975, discussing the escape of two juvenile Asian elephants, Lilly and Isa, from Carson and Barnes Circus winter quarters in Hugo, Oklahoma.

Bill Reynolds graciously shares a photograph from his collection featuring a portion of the Carson and Barnes herd of Asian elephants in 1981.

"I like this one because Obert is in it."
Courtesy of B Reynolds