Merv And Jack
Posted By thecircusblog on December 6, 2009
This photo is of Merv Griffin and my good friend for many years Jack Badal. Jack appeared on the Merv Griffin Show in the early 1960’s. In Jacks arms is his gorilla Ramar. Jack started his career with wild animals at a young age, first working as a animal attendant in many zoos though United States. In Jack’s 50+ years he became a top animal handler and trainer and is known as one of the best. He has worked with just about every exotic wild animal you can imagine. Soon I’ll be posting more photos of Jack and his animals. Some were his personal animals, others he trained for different zoos such as Brookfield and the LA Zoo. Jack Badal is now retried and leads a quiet life in southern California……….. This photo was given to me by Bill Biggerstaff of The Circus Report.
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