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After 40 Years in the Circus, Julie the Elephant Is Enjoying Life at New 1,000-Acre Sanctuary in Portugal

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After 40 Years in the Circus, Julie the Elephant Is Enjoying Life at New 1,000-Acre Sanctuary in Portugal

This article was originally written by Ottilie Von Henning for SWNS - the U.K.’s largest independent news agency, providing globally relevant original, verified, and engaging content to the world’s leading media outlets. After 40 years of performing, the last circus elephant in Portugal can now be found splashing in mud puddles, foraging for food, and otherwise enjoying life as the inaugural resident of the country’s first dedicated elephant sanctuary. Julie, an African elephant, was captured as

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