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In addition to elephants, big cats and horses, Ringling Bros. features a wide variety of other exotic animals ranging from alpacas to zebras. Like our gorgeous horses, many of these are hoofed animals. Ringling Bros. is the only place where you can see so many species interacting together in stunning performances.

Alligators According to fossil evidence, alligators have roamed the earth for more than 200 million years! These prehistoric predators average about 500 pounds as adults, but have been known to grow as large as 1,000 pounds or more! Read more.

Alpacas and llamas are members of the camel family that are characterized by slender bodies, long legs and necks, short tails, small heads and large, pointed ears. Read more.

Camels include two species, the dromedary and the Bactrian, both found at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey®. The dromedary has only one hump while the Bactrian has two. Read more.

Angora goats may be the most efficient fiber producers on Earth. These makers of mohair came from and were named after Ankara (Angora prior to 1930), a Turkish province. Read more.

Yaks are found in the cold, dry plateaus of Tibet and nearby countries, often at altitudes of 16,000 feet or higher. They roam icy mountainsides and valleys, where they graze on coarse grasses. Read more.

Zebras are fleet-footed African mammals with a distinctive coat patterned in stripes of black or brown and white or buff. Each animal's stripe pattern is as distinctive as a human's fingerprint. Read more.