Circus elephants take their final bow

One of America's oldest and largest circuses, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey, has retired its biggest act. For 145 years, elephants have been a mainstay of the show. But the circus owners have decided to stop fighting animal rights activists, and to send them all off to retirement in Florida.

Steven Payne is spokesman for the circus; He describes his emotions as he watched the last show...

(Photo: Elephants leaving after their last ever show)
(Credit: Feld Entertainment)