thecircusblog | March 18, 2011
Jack Badal dedicated more than half a life time training wild animals. Jack never got credit for much of his training skills from the circus community as most of his training was done in zoos where he worked in the beginning of his career. The Brookfield Zoo and the Los Angeles Zoo is where he […]
thecircusblog | March 18, 2011
It made no difference where the origin of the elephants came from…. Asia or Africa, Jack could handle them. In the early 1960’s Jack bought a baby elephant from Louie Goebel and built his own act. His little elephant Anna was well trained. Jack and Anna worked with most of the California circuses , as […]
thecircusblog | March 18, 2011
He learned his and honed his skills well. Roger dedicated himself to the arena where he created a fine cat act. Jungleland, Thousand Oaks, Calif,1967.
thecircusblog | March 18, 2011
Roger Smith on the big stage at Jungleland. He was very proud of the his two pedestal’s on the floor, just in front of him, they once Belong to Clyde Beatty and like Beatty Roger had a fighting cat act. Randy thank you for your comment……….. Roger is a great guy! He now lives in […]
thecircusblog | March 18, 2011
At last the Indian fighter done for. I found this photo in Wikimedia…………It was, I understand a publicity shot for the news papers and billboards for Pawnee Bill’s Wild West Show.
thecircusblog | March 17, 2011
I do not remember where or when I got these photo, I just found them with some other photos that I had collected over the years. I never saw the movie nor knew of this lion being on a circus. It makes no differences you may enjoy the pictures or for that matter might be […]
thecircusblog | March 17, 2011
thecircusblog | March 17, 2011
thecircusblog | March 17, 2011
