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12 comments:
When did they start to use the rope net inside the perimeter of the steel arena?
Saw on last night's news that a
tiger was able to climb out of
a 14 ft enclosure to chase some
monkey that had escaped his cage
I think it was in Miami
and I heard the cat finally got tired and went back to his cage after all of the excitement.....At least as reported on the Orlando TV News.
It was last Saturday the 28th at
Jungle Island in Miami
Watson, a small, 8 year old ape,
was known for being mischievous.
But when he sneaked out of a cage
at Jungle Island on Saturday,
Watson set off a chain of events.
Mahesh a 500 pound Bengal tiger
leapt over a tall fence, dozens
of frantic visitors ran for their
lives, and park workers labored
to lure the predatory animal back
into a holding cage.
An investigation continues to
determine how Mahesh was able to
scale over the 14 foot fence.
"I wonder if that's a record"
Steel arenas standardized by the masters stood 12 feet tall and were surrounded by a net for a reason. It was generally observed that an animal figuring on an angled jump from the floor to the top was discouraged. The net, whether a partial as is usually seen, or full to the light tub, provides at best a full deterrent, or at least a psychological snag. If animals are perched on seats near the top, in honesty you trust to dumb luck they won't make a real try to dive over. But in looking back at previous comments hereunto, you can see why Old School exponents get cold chills when latter-day performers erect 10-foot arenas with no net, insisting they don't need it. The spookiest cage I handled belonged to one of the top tiger trainers ever--Roman Proske's arena was 8 feet tall.
Chic's telling of the 500-lb Bengal clearing 14 feet, if not a record, sure as hell proves the rule by the exception, and my money is on the monkey.
To ANON: Good question. That net looks like crap. Correctly done, it was not allowed to sag inside the sections. What we see here looks like an uncaring, or hurried set-up. This can be due to a late arrival, a short-handed crew, or the pissed-off prop guy who was made to cram his feet between the bars on his way around, tugging at the net.
I've seen a couple of European
sectioned arenas that were 13 ft
which is 4 meters Roger & you
won't find anyone to take your
bet against the monkey (nice try)
Sagging parts of the netting is
most commonly caused by the haul
line being way off center
While on Ringling in Wash. D.C.
I needed a root canal performed on a lion with a broken canine
Dr. Mitch Buesch performed the root canal and weighed the lion in at an amazing 747 lbs. !
He was a tall, long and lean lion
For male lions, we look way back to Swede Johnson's Big Johnny, and Bob Matthews's King Tuffy, both of whom weighed in at 800 lbs. These were giants of their race, rarities you might see once or twice in a lifetime.
The 2 largest show cats I've ever
seen were Tommy & Royal that were
Jean Charles Zerbini's neutered
males & likely to be contenders
for weight titles as well as both
being great animal performers
Tommy could do a 10 minute act
all by himself
Rajah his big male tiger was not
nearly as big but very grand
I know I posted this in another thread, please bear with me.
Sport Matthews was my grandfather, Bob Matthews was my great-grandfather. I am looking for pictures, newspaper articles, footage, or personal anecdotes from anyone who knew either of them--or other members of my family or King Tuffy--please contact me at
cashtuttle@gmail.com
PS--I am particularly interested in hearing from, or obtaining an email adress for, Roger Smith.
Thanks,
~~Cash Tuttle
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