Whether a traditional 'cover' with the cats lying down, or this odd rendition, being flat on your back in the arena always seemed like a spectacularly bad idea to me.
Roman Proske's lay-down cover with 5 or more tigers was the real thing. It's superb animal training, but you'll see me do it when you see me do the head-in-the-mouth.
This might also be Erhard and Christiane Samel. They did a cover like this and Christiane would laydown with a good-sized python or boa to add to the drama. The snakes are how I got to know them. RBBB played a few blocks from the STL Zoo and Christiane came to the Reptile House to buy some snake food - one of the keepers knowing my interest in things circus brought her by my arena.
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Whether a traditional 'cover' with the cats lying down, or this odd rendition, being flat on your back in the arena always seemed like a spectacularly bad idea to me.
You would not have much of a chance to scramble out of the way if things went bad in a hurry.
Roman Proske's lay-down cover with 5 or more tigers was the real thing. It's superb animal training, but you'll see me do it when you see me do the head-in-the-mouth.
It's funny the different things which give each trainer the heebie-jeebies.
Is the cat on the left a tige-lion?
I'd say the one on the left and the one on the right are both tiglons or ligers.
This might also be Erhard and Christiane Samel. They did a cover like this and Christiane would laydown with a good-sized python or boa to add to the drama. The snakes are how I got to know them. RBBB played a few blocks from the STL Zoo and Christiane came to the Reptile House to buy some snake food - one of the keepers knowing my interest in things circus brought her by my arena.
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