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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1980
Page
9
Doris Naughtin and her husband Wally manage a home with a trained bear that balances on a ball. Their two year old daughter is already accustomed to the animals, making a lively family routine.
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus trains bears from a young age with muzzles and care. Twelve year old Wally Naughtin Jr has performed since age two and the family praises the bears’ natural stage presence. The circus offers a free teaching aid and provides an address for information in Washington D C.
Readers are invited to explore the paper for pictures, stories, and ads about the Black Stallion horse and film, with previews and notes highlighting the upcoming coverage scheduled for next week.
Ringling Brothers trainer Wally Naughtin found two newborn bear cubs in mother Judy's cage on Thanksgiving morning. He and the Naughtins took the cubs to their trailer home and began bottle feeding them every 20 minutes through the night.
Six weeks before eye opening the young bears Miss Piggy and Kermit are kept in a trailer with 13 bears for a show. As they age they will need to grow bigger to defend against older bears before their first circus appearance.
The Mini Page profiles Axel Gautier of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus as a top bullhand. Elephants sleep standing or lying, travel in large railroad cars, and respond to voice commands. Gautier manages 19 elephants with 11 staff, stressing care, training, and trust amid routine circus sounds.
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