Editor's note: This story was reported and photographed from February 2019 to March 2020. The text has been updated to reflect the activities of the circus during the pandemic. Phelelani Ndakrokra ...

FILE - In this Sunday, May 1, 2016 file photo, former circus lions walk inside an enclosure at Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary in Vaalwater, South Africa, after 33 rescued lions from various circuses in Peru ...

COLOMBIA - - Colombia on Thursday prepared nine former circus lions for a long trip to South Africa where they will live out their days in a wildlife sanctuary. Workers from Animal Defenders ...

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The circus was founded to lift kids out of poverty and change racial attitudes. It's become a world-famous institution — performing for Barack... Editor's note: This story was reported and ...