Ursula Bottcher #4

2010-03-06-bottcher8, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Ursula Böttcher at Circus Busch Roland in 1990 with the polar bears When the German state circus were liquidated, the wild animals were dispersed. Two bears, Olaf and Tromso, were donated to the Ammeville Zoo, where they remain today. Another, the female Tosca, is in the Bertlin Zoo. It was Tosca who gave birth to the celebrated cub, Knut Ursula was passionate about bears, she had an extraordinary ability to communicate with them. Unique in circus history, she was only 157 centimeters tall (5 feet, 1 inch) next to the white giants who reached 3.5 meters (11 feet, 6 inches). She was the author of a memoir, written with her brother Siegfried, Klein Frau, Baren Stark (Little Woman Who Is As Strong As A Bear). Source : Christian Hamel, aucirque.com Photos: aucirque.com (Translated from the French by Don Covington)