Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Retired circus elephants get new home with plenty of room to roam
Founded in 1871, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey had been the most famous and long-lived American traveling circus company until the last performance was shown in 2017. The circus traveled across the country on two special train units, each of which was a mile long with 60 cars. Among other show animals were 12 female Asian elephants, ranging from 8 to 38 years old, that were all born in the US. So, what do you think happened to those no-longer-employed giant mammals? Fortunately, there is a wildlife refuge in Florida that took all of them. When they arrived, the carers were worried if those completely domesticated elephants in their entire lives would adapt themselves to the new wild environment. To their surprise, it didn’t take days for them to get used to the sanctuary and now they seem to enjoy their retirement life in the new habitat.
Even though they were used to live with humans, elephants are elephants. DNA matters. They are fortunate partly because they are endangered species, but not all the animals can enjoy this happy retirement.
Enjoy reading the article and seeing the video to see how retired circus elephants are enjoying their life in a sanctuary.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/06/us/circus-elephant-refuge-trnd-scn/index.html
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