Friday, April 8, 2011

Circus to open today at KCAC

Ramon Esqueda wears a tuxedo at night and cleans up after elephants by day. Tom Peel / Indiana Gazette Apr 7, 2011. By BILL ZIMMERMAN billz@indianagazette.net The Indiana Gazette Ramon Esqueda wears a tuxedo at night and cleans up after elephants by day. And that's only a small part of Esqueda's workday as the elephant trainer in Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which will present eight shows tonight through Monday at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex. On Wednesday, Esqueda was tending to Susie, Minnie and Bunny, the largest members of the circus' menagerie that includes 18 dogs, 10 cats, eight exotic birds and six horses. He feeds, grooms and exercises the three Asian elephants before presenting them under the spotlight before thousands at night.read more at: http://www.indianagazette.com/a_news/article_ece581fc-a6cd-5e2c-90e1-6d004a025404.html

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