timekiller
No, you can't pet him.
Here's a link to the QC Times reporting on the circus coming to town. Skip that and check out the comments. Looks like PETA will be protesting it. My wife and I are taking our 3 year old there. I wasn't really looking forward to going, but now it looks like it could be interesting. Hopefully the link works-it seems like the move things around pretty often.
QC Times
QC Times