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Annual elephant parade hits D.C.

The parade included this float full of circus performers. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)

The circus elephants - along with the horses that walked with them - were led into the Verizon Center's loading dock as the parade ended. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)

Ringmaster Johnathan Iverson poses with a fan outside Verizon Center. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)

These young women came out to see the Pachyderm Parade. They're wearing clown noses and glowing necklaces that were passed out free to crowds along the parade route. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)

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WTOP’s Michelle Basch checked out D.C.’s Pachyderm Parade.

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