Elephant crew member Adria Cuellar pets an elephant before its final show.
An elephant paints a canvas before Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus' "Circus Extreme" show at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on April 30, 2016.
Elephants perform during Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus' "Circus Extreme" show in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, last April.
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey elephants perform in 2015.
A clown for the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus cries as she watches the performing elephants prepare for their final show.
Elephant crew member Viki Zsilak comforts an elephant before loading it onto a truck following its final show for the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey elephants drink water after appearing in their final show.
A performing elephant is loaded onto a truck following its final show for the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Wilkes-Barre on May 1, 2016.
Elephants arrive May 6, 2016, at their new home in rural Polk City, Fla. They have been the symbol of the circus since P.T. Barnum brought Jumbo to America in 1882.
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