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Untold Stories on Instagram: "A lively circus show inside a colorful big-top tent. An elephant is balancing carefully on a large circus ball, while a smiling young circus performer girl sits safely on the elephant’s neck, holding onto a decorative harness. The audience around them is cheering and clapping, with bright lights, streamers, and vibrant circus decorations. The mood is joyful, energetic, and whimsical. #circus #elephantshow🐘 #whimsical"

PETA on Instagram: "Elephants never forget the ways they’re threatened, beaten, and broken for circuses like Shrine Circus."