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The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus that has been performing since 1871 will close permanently in May 2017, after 146 years of shows. They were originally a three hour show that has slipped to two hours and seven minutes over time, and the longest act clocks in at a "long" 12 minutes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringling_Bros._and_Barnum_%26_Bailey_Circus
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/020bc7b2f...after-146-years

I suppose that things have changed so much over the years.

Where I live we occasionally have circuses visiting but for many years they have had to be free of animals, in fact I think that they might be Chinese circuses and the one time that I went, about 20 years ago, it was just acrobats.

I only went to a 'traditional' circus once or twice in my life but as a child I didn't realise the probable cruelty which took place.

It was interesting to note in the article about children hardly being able to sit still for 12 minutes, how times have changed.

Times have changed big style.
I loved the circus coming to town as a young lad and visiting the zoo beforehand.
Them days have gone for good, and it's only right too!