Tuesday, August 30, 2016

#2 Chimps


Posted by Buckles at 8/30/2016 07:09:00 AM

3 comments:

Jim Alexander said...

Before WWII chimps were rare on a circus and then only a single animal. The first multi-chimp act on Ringling was Ira and Buddy Watkins in 1947(?). Buddy told me the breakthrough was the development of portable heating systems. Earlier acts probably had a single, young animal that traveled like a child, stayed in the hotel room, etc. Baboons are much hardier and tolerant of cool temperatures. Baboon acts go back much earlier in circus history.

30 August, 2016 08:39
Dick Flint said...

And now they have disappeared, not even a single chimp act that I know of. Interesting explanation about heating; can you tell us about the Watkins? Anybody know of any chimp act, or the last one out?

30 August, 2016 22:13
Dick Flint said...

And now they have disappeared, not even a single chimp act that I know of. Interesting explanation about heating; can you tell us about the Watkins? Anybody know of any chimp act, or the last one out?

30 August, 2016 22:14

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