Wednesday, May 18, 2011

From Don Covington #1

Hi Buckles,

The French circus website aucirque.com has posted some new photos of the Holscher Elephants taken by Francois Dehurtevent.

Lars and Christine Holscher had their elephant trio (two Asian, one African) on the Great British Circus in 2009, were with Circus Balkanski in Bulgaria in 2010 and are in France this year.

All the best,

Don

Posted by Buckles at 5/18/2011 06:27:00 AM

4 comments:

johnny said...

Whenever I see that no talent elephant trick it turns me off to o end. It is obvious tjhat it can be accomplished with old 60 yr. elephants so those shows that hve one or two old ones can fit that into a routine. Here we seldomn see it but obviously it is popular overseas. One year Gunther did it when I was on the show and it left me cold knowing of the young eleophants in the herd elephants in the herd. What a cop-out. I am sure I will hear about this observation. So be it. Johnny

18 May, 2011 07:12
tanglefoot said...

Guess I got my comment on the wrong photo as I am referring to that locked trunk girl split. Ony talent necessary is for girl to be able to do a split. I imagone the AR people would beef about that "cruelity to animals.tanglefoot

18 May, 2011 09:06
Anonymous said...

This photo was taken on the Circus Probst in Germany. The Elephants are Sonya (African), Dehli and Wanna Banna. Dehli in the middle has a stiff leg. Sonya comes from the Circus Belly-Wien (Zinnecker Family) the Asians come from the Circo Lidia Togni in Italy but are originally Corty Althoff's Elephants. They are actually in Denmark with the Cirkus Benneweis and will be in France for galas after the summer tour.

Vincent Manero

18 May, 2011 09:26
john herriott said...

Thank you Mr. Manero for you info about the elephants. So the middle one has stiff leg and she is the other Asian in the lock trunk split, which indicates my comment to be true about an older elephant not being able to do other more difficult routines. john herriott

19 May, 2011 08:39

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