Armando Loyal, handler, is pictured center left, with elephants, Viola, left, and Kelly, right, just before the Big Top Parade and Circus Celebration in downtown Baraboo, Wisconsin on June 24, 2023.
AMBER ARNOLD,
WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL
Circus World elephants, Viola, front, and Kelly, participate in their last parade before their "retirement" from Circus World last June. The animals are still performing elsewhere under contracts with their Oklahoma owners. On Tuesday, Viola briefly escaped from her handler before a circus in Butte, Mont.
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Circus World elephants, Viola, front, and Kelly, participate in their last parade before retirement during the Big Top Parade and Circus Celebration in downtown Baraboo, Wis., Saturday, June 24, 2023.
Viola the elephant was the subject of worldwide attention seven weeks ago when she briefly escaped while being bathed in an enclosure at the back of the Butte Civic Center.
Armando Loyal, handler, is pictured center left, with elephants, Viola, left, and Kelly, right, just before the Big Top Parade and Circus Celebration in downtown Baraboo, Wisconsin on June 24, 2023.
Circus World elephants, Viola, front, and Kelly, participate in their last parade before their "retirement" from Circus World last June. The animals are still performing elsewhere under contracts with their Oklahoma owners. On Tuesday, Viola briefly escaped from her handler before a circus in Butte, Mont.
Circus World elephants, Viola, front, and Kelly, participate in their last parade before retirement during the Big Top Parade and Circus Celebration in downtown Baraboo, Wis., Saturday, June 24, 2023.
