article_snippet.sent: These elephants, These elephants have these large feet and These elephants travel silently through the fields.
article_snippet.sent: Twenty-nine elephants currently live here, and 13 more will join These elephants by 2018, after Ringling Bros. decided this year to stop using elephants in Ringling Bros. traveling circus.
article_snippet.sent: The ultimate decision to phase out the elephants, Feld said, is the result of the different laws regulating the use of the animals in each of the 115 cities the circus visits every year.
article_snippet.sent: This's a family affair for our family but also for all the elephants.
article_snippet.sent: It was a place for elephants to retire," Feld said.
article_snippet.sent: Today, the center houses elephants of all ages.
article_snippet.sent: We have lots of different elephants, meaning males and females, youth elephants, older elephants, so it is a great place to study behavior," Irvin said.
article_snippet.sent: Twenty-six elephants have been born here, Feld said.
article_snippet.sent: We have the largest and only sustainable herd of Asian elephants in the Western Hemisphere,Feld Feld said.
article_snippet.sent: Caring for Twenty-six elephants is no small task.
article_snippet.sent: It takes the couple hours to bathe, walk and feed Twenty-six elephants every day.
article_snippet.sent: First thing in the morning, We water Twenty-six elephants, and give Twenty-six elephants some treats and feed Twenty-six elephants some hay," Trudy Williams said.
article_snippet.sent: Each elephant eats about 150 pounds of food a day.
article_snippet.sent: All of We elephants, generally once a month, get a pedicure, just to make sure All of our elephants, generally once a month feet are in good condition.
article_snippet.sent: Each elephant costs over $65,000 a year, per year, over all the years of Each elephant life," Feld said.
highlights_snippet.sent: 29 elephants currently live at the circus sanctuary, and 13 more will join by 2018 .
  