2009-12-05 - Bridgeport, United States. JAMES HYNES
The saddest animal story in the book is that of Jumbo, the giant elephant Barnum purchased from a London zoo (to the outrage of the British public) and displayed at his circus, making millions. Even after Jumbo was killed in a collision with a train, Barnum managed to milk more money out of him, displaying both the elephant’s skin, stretched over a wooden frame, and his skeleton, as a “double Jumbo” exhibit.
2007-10-23 - BRIDGEPORT, United States. Tracy Deer-Mirek
The circus didn't roll into town this morning, it jogged. Six elephants, some clasped trunk-to-tail to keep up the brisk pace, bounded beneath the railroad underpass at Water Street and Stratford Avenue on the last leg of a two-mile journey from the Union Avenue rail yards to the Arena at Harbor Yard.
2007-09-07 - Bridgeport, United States. Jack Kelly
In the lobby of the museum theres a stuffed baby elephant named Baby Bridgeport, which was the second elephant ever born in captivity. Its emblematic of another of Barnums passions. Among the many elephants he owned was the six-and-a-half-ton Jumbo, which he imported in 1882 to display in his circus. He generated a Jumbo-mania so widespread that the animals name entered the language.
2006-10-29 - Bridgeport, United States. KEN DIXON and AARON LEO
Animal rights activists won a small victory this weekend when a federal judge ruled city police had to allow them closer to the Arena at Harbor Yard. In particular, the rights activists were underscoring the plight of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus elephants, highly social animals that are chained up for most of the day before they perform.
2006-10-26 - Bridgeport, United States. AARON LEO
The circus' opening night Wednesday at the Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport wowed spectators and drew animal rights protesters, leading to another first: nine activists were arrested after trying to get past police-placed barriers blocking the entrance. Those arrested were issued court summonses charging them with criminal trespass, breach of the peace, interfering with police and inciting to riot, said Derek V. Oatis, a lawyer from Glastonbury, who was himself charged.
2006-10-25 - BRIDGEPORT, United States. CHARLES WALSH
This year, the emphasis of the demonstrations will shift from past accusations of ill treatment and occasional abuse of circus elephants to the broader issue of how circuses are "robbing" elephants, tigers and other animals of their "freedom and dignity," said Pricilla Feral, president of Friends of Animals. "P.T. Barnum is remembered for saying 'a sucker is born every minute,' " Feral said. "By using nonhuman performers, circuses really do suck the free spirit out of these animals."
2005-10-21 - Bridgeport, United States. Jody Minalgo
Some kids dream of going to outer space. Some kids want to be movie stars. And some kids fantasize about joining the circus. Twenty-five-year-old Mike Hayward was no different. However, unlike the many children who eventually abandon their childhood fantasies, Hayward a native of Southwest England and a lifelong animal lover, made his a reality.
2025-03-27 - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
In a united effort to prevent forest fires, a team of three elephants joined over 20 locals in constructing firebreaks in Chiang Mai’s Mae Taeng district on Wednesday. The initiative, led by Phra Kh...
2025-03-27 - Cholamunda, India.
A Wild tusker, known as Kasera Komban, was found dead in abandoned septic tank in Kerala Malappuram. The tusker used to be affectionately called "Kasera Komban" due to its remarkably long tusks, which...
2025-03-18 - Wichita, United States.
The Sedgwick County Zoo announced Monday that 29-year-old African elephant Simunye delivered a stillborn calf following a healthy, full-term pregnancy. This would have marked the first elephant born a...
2025-03-08 - Guwahati, India.
A female elephant calf took birth in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park. The newborn, named Gauri, is the offspring of an elephant named Phulmai, who resides within the protected area of Kaziranga.
2025-03-05 - Trichy, India.
A 60-year-old female elephant named Jaini, who was being cared for at the MR Palayam Government Elephant Rehabilitation Centre in Reserve Forest under the Trichy Forest Division, has passed away. The ...
2025-02-07 - Amboseli, Kenya.
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Paolo, one of Amboseli’s most famous and cherished elephants. At 46 years old, Paolo’s death marks the loss of a true giant, not only in size but ...
