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LOOK: Elephants Walking Through Downtown D.C.

WASHINGTON — Elephants on parade! The annual tradition of actual elephants in an actual parade comes to D.C. next Tuesday night.


Children of all ages are encouraged to watch the the DC Pachyderm Parade, which will feature circus clowns, acrobats and elephants walking from Capitol Hill to the Veri on Center.


Click through the slideshow to watch elephants walk the D.C. streets from 2010 to 2012 — story continues below…



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  • Elephants Pose With Their Handlers


    Elephants pose with their handlers in front of the US Capitol on March 13, 2012 during the annual Pachyderm Parade to celebrate the arrival of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus to Washington.




  • Elephants Are Led By Handlers


    Elephants are led by handlers past the US Capitol on March 13, 2012 during the annual Pachyderm Parade to celebrate the arrival of Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus to Washington.




  • Circus Elephants Parade On Capitol Hill


    Parents, children and circus fans line up along 3rd Street NW to watch the Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey’s annual Pachyderm Parade on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol March 22, 2011 in Washington, DC. 2011 marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of circus legend P.T. Barnum.




  • Circus Elephants Parade On Capitol Hill


    A young girl laughs as her mother puts a plastic clown nose on her face while they wait for the Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey’s annual Pachyderm Parade on Capitol Hill March 22, 2011 in Washington, DC. 2011 marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of circus legend P.T. Barnum.




  • Elephants Of Ringling Brothers And Barnum And Bailey Circus


    People watch as elephants of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus parade past the Captiol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2010 during annual Pachyderm Parade to promote their shows in the D.C. area.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    Workers watch elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnem Bailey Circus pass by the US Department of Labor building as they parade through town to announce the circus’s arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    A U.S. Capitol Police officer stands watch at an intersection as elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnem Bailey Circus parade through town to announce the circus’s arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    People watch elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnem Bailey Circus as they parade through town to announce the circus’s arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    Elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnem Bailey Circus stop near the U.S. Capitol for a photo op on the National Mall as they parade through town to announce the circus’s arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    Workers watch elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus pass by the U.S. Department of Labor building as they parade through town to announce the circus’s arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    Performer Mariya Klose – a ‘lovely’ in circus parlance – rides atop one of the elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnem Bailey Circus near the U.S. Capitol as they parade through town to announce the circus’s arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    Elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnem Bailey Circus pass a highway sign as they parade through town to announce the circus’s arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    People watch elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnem Bailey Circus as they parade through town to announce the circus’s arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    The Washington Monument is seen as elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnem Bailey Circus stop for a photo op near the US Capitol on the National Mall as they parade through town to announce the circus’s arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    The Rushmores – mascots for the Washington Nationals MLB baseball team in the guise of former U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt – get in on the act as elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnem Bailey Circus stop near the U.S. Capitol for a photo op as they parade through town to announce the circus’s arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    A woman watches from a window of the Government Accountability Office as elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnem Bailey Circus parade through town to announce the circus’s arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    People watch elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnem Bailey Circus to parade through town to announce the circus’s arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    Elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus pass near the US Capitol on the National Mall as they parade through town to announce the circus’s arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    Performer Mariya Klose – a ‘lovely’ in circus parlance – rides atop one of the elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnem Bailey Circus near the U.S. Capitol as they parade through town to announce the circus’s arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    Elephants of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus parade past the US Captiol in Washington on March 16, 2010 during the annual Pachyderm Parade to promote their shows in D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    Elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus stop near the U.S. Capitol for a photo-op on the National Mall as they parade through town to announce the circus’s arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    Elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus stop near the US Capitol for a photo-op on the National Mall as they parade through town to announce the circus’s arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    Elephants with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus walk from their train down a street in the Pachyderm Parade on March 16, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    The Washington Monument is seen as performer Mariya Klose – a ‘lovely’ in circus parlance – rides atop one of the elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus near the US Capitol on the National Mall as they parade through town to announce the circus’s arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    Elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus pass near the US Capitol on the National Mall as they parade through town to announce the circus’s arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    The Washington Monument is seen as elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus stop for a photo-op near the U.S. Capitol on the National Mall as they parade through town to announce the circus’s arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    The Washington Monument is seen as elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus stop for a photo-op near the U.S. Capitol on the National Mall as they parade through town to announce the circus’s arrival for performances on March 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    Elephants of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus parade past the US Captiol in Washington on March 16, 2010 during the annual Pachyderm Parade.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    Elephants of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus parade past the US Captiol in Washington on March 16, 2010 during the annual Pachyderm Parade.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    Elephants of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus parade past the Captiol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2010 during annual Pachyderm Parade.




  • Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus


    A member of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus rides an elephant in front of the Captiol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2010 during annual Pachyderm Parade.




The parade is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. but might be delayed or pushed forward, if trains or traffic are uncooperative. The parade will start on Virginia Ave, S.E. and New Jersey Ave. S.E., moving west towards South Capitol Street S.E. then heading north up Washington and Independence Ave S.W. past the National Mall and continuing up 3rd Street N.W. Here’s a map of the route.


Those attending may want to follow the walk’s Twitter account or call the Animal Walk Hotline at 866-683-3670 for updates. People planning on purchasing tickets to the circus will also want to call the number for a coupon code.


The arena will host the Ringling Bros. and Barnum BaileyDragons” circus from March 21 through March 24. The Greatest Show On Earth then heads to Baltimore from March 27 through April 7 and Fairfax from April 10 through April 21.


The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are likely to make an apperance. The group has been critical of Ringling Bros. on their ringlingbeasanimals.com site and has protested the DC Pachyderm Parade the last two years over conflict-of-interest rules. According to the Washington Post, PETA claims that Mayor Vince Gray’s office was, “giving the circus special treatment in exchange for reduced-price audience passes that are handed to constituents.”


For more information on PETA’s claim, visit their 16-page factsheet.



LOOK: Elephants Walking Through Downtown D.C.

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