Jambolina the bear was previously forced to perform in Ukranian circuses for more than a decade Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

A former Ukrainian circus bear has crossed the border to safety and freedom. Masha, a Eurasian brown bear, was born in captivity and spent most of her life performing in a traveling circus. For 19 ...

A former circus bear who had been kept locked in a cage for most of her life has died just months after she was rescued and taken to a bear sanctuary in Switzerland, according to animal welfare ...

The four performing bears have retired to Animals Asia's Tam Dao sanctuary in Vietnam, where they are enjoying fresh foods, lush habitats, and enrichment toys Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE ...

The black bear named Xiong Xiong could be seen pinning a performer to the ground before colleagues rushed to help break the man free during a show in the city of Huzhou last Tuesday. According to ...

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A circus act involving a live bear in Russia went horribly awry last month, as the wild animal suddenly snapped and attacked its trainer right in the middle of the show, as the audience including ...

This is the moment a bear turned on its ringmaster and pinned him to the floor in front of shocked spectators at a circus show in China. The animal, named Xiong Xiong, made its unexpected move ...

Jambolina the circus bear is getting a fresh start in life after being rescued from her "tiny cage" in Ukraine and transported to a bear sanctuary in Switzerland. On Dec. 8, rescuers from the global ...