Ringling Bros circus ends after 146 yearsAfter 146 years, the curtain is coming down on The Greatest Show on Earth, with the owner of the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus announcing the Big Top will close forever in May. "There isn't any one thing," said Kenneth Feld, chairman and CEO of Feld Entertainment. READ MORE:* Elephants to perform for final time at Ringling Bros circus* Circus horror: Acrobats hurt in 12m fall* Putting on a circus with 14 felines? The Feld family bought the Ringling circus in 1967. The animals had been the symbol of the circus since Barnum brought an Asian elephant named Jumbo to America in 1882.

Source: Stuff January 15, 2017 03:45 UTC