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01May/17

Venice freakshow shutsdown, bearded lady gets married

May 1, 2017ArtBeard, Bob Heslip, Breann Morris, Cinema of the United States, Circuses, City: Venice, Company: Snap, Craig Burlingame, Creative works, English-language films, Fiction, Films, Freak show, Freakshow, Gal Bushy, Human Interest, Jessica Holmstead, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Marina del Rey, Pokémon Snap, Snap, Snap Inc., Snapchat, Todd Ray, United States, Venicesmbale

Venice Beach Freakshow performers and fans hold defiant last stand as it shuts down after 11 years, a bearded lady also get married
The Venice Beach Freakshow has shut down after 11 years, blaming growing tech company Snap for taking over their building. Performer Jessica Holmstead, the bearded lady, marked the day by getting married.
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15Jan/17

Ringling Bros. circus is packing up after nearly 150 years

January 15, 2017ArtCenter for Elephant Conservation, Circus World Museum, Circuses, Company: RINGLING BROS, Elephant, Entertainment, Feld Entertainment, John Ringling, Kenneth Feld, P. T. Barnum, Providence, Ringling, ringling bros, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Uniondale, United States, Variety shows, Washington, DCsmbale

American circus company Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is folding its tent after nearly 150 years in business.

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09Oct/15

Scientists probe elephant genes for cancer clues

October 9, 2015ResearchAnimals, Asian elephant, cancer, Carcinogenesis, Center for Elephant Conservation, Circus, Circuses, Elephant, Elephants, Feld Entertainment, International Elephant Foundation, Kenneth Feld, Mammals, Organisms, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, POLK CITY, ringling bros, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, u.s. department of agriculture, United States, Wendy Kisosmbale

As dozens of circus elephants prepare to retire at a Central Florida preserve, researchers are studying their genes, believed to be the key to the species’ low incidence of cancer.

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