Elephants owned, residing and performing with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus can be found at several different locations, which have been divided up for clarification of record keeping and to give a better idea of herd identifications. They include: - Ringling Brothers Circus (1884 - 1918) - Barnum & Bailey Circus (1888 - 1918) - Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1919 - 1968) - Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Blue Unit (1969 - present) - Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Red Unit (1969 - present) - Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Gold Unit (1988 - present) - Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus European Tour (1963 - 1964) - Circus World at Polk City (1974 - 1984 - Ringling Retirement Farm at Williston (1984 - 2010) - Ringling Brother's Center for Elephant Conservation (1995 - present) 1964: Trolle Rhodin agreed with John Ringling North (who lived in Swiss because of tax-reasons) to rent the 8 elephants (bought from Chipperfield) after the too early Ringling-stop in Germany
