You see Elephants for less than 8 Minutes at the Circus, they are held captive their whole life.  Taken from their Families (Mother), at less than a year old, Elephants would normally stay in the wild with their Families for Life.  Beaten, Starved, Transported in Trains and Chained by their legs constantly, just so someone can see them for 8 minutes, and tell a little Child the Elephant is 'cute'.  Never give a Stupid Circus your money again...