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Scary Evil Clown (Getty Images/ArtMarie)

When did clowns become so creepy?

Madeline Steiner - The Conversation

Lion tamer on a circus poster, 1873 (Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Joe Exotic & USA's original tiger kings

Madeline Steiner - The Conversation

The One and Only Ivan (Disney+)

Disney's defiant, talking-gorilla movie

Melanie McFarland

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (AP/Eduardo Verdugo)

Ringling's big cats' new homes

Delcianna J. Winders

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(Getty/Jean-Christophe Verhaegen)

Are zoo animals happy?

Marc Bekoff, Jessica Pierce

The circus ceases

Zoos are solitary confinement

The circus is leaving town

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FILE - In this May 1, 2016 file photo, Asian elephants perform for the final time in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Providence, R.I. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will end "The Greatest Show on Earth" in May 2017, following a 146-year run. Declining attendance combined with high operating costs, along with changing public tastes and prolonged battles with animal rights groups all contributed to its demise. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes, File) (AP)

Send out the clowns

FILE - In this photo taken on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, ringmaster Andre McClain, center, holds his hat to his heart as the national anthem is played during the opening of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, at Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tenn. The circus will phase out the show's iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, telling The Associated Press exclusively on Thursday, March 5, 2015 that growing public concern about how the animals are treated led to the decision. (AP Photo/The Daily Times, Mark A. Large) MANDATORY CREDIT (AP)

The circus leaves town forever

Tim Burton (Reuters/Yuriko Nakao)

PETA's "Dumbo" drama

Joanna Rothkopf

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FILE - In this March 19, 2013 file photo, a performer waves as elephants with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey show, pause for a photo opportunity in front of the Capitol in Washington, on their way to the Verizon Center, to promote the show coming to town. (AP/Alex Brandon)

Circus phasing out elephants

Joanna Rothkopf

(Ivan Evdokimov/Shutterstock)

The Brangelina of the circus

"Better than an orgasm!"

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Jill Freedman, “Circus Days” (1971), vintage gelatin silver print (All images courtesy Higher Pictures)

Allison Meier - Hyperallergic

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