White Oak Conservation welcomes home retired Ringling circus elephants
The herd will be the largest in the Western Hemisphere. Most of the elephants previously traveled nationwide with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus until they were retired in 2016 White Oak Conservation is building a 2,500-acre habitat including grasslands, forests and wetlands for the elephants. YULEE — A luxurious dust bath along with a satisfying butt scratch against a stone barn wall, and Myrtle was ready to mosey into the forest nearby to forage for a morning snack or indulge in an old-fashioned wallow in a watering hole. Freedom: wild open spaces to explore or a relaxed day ...
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