Ramar
thecircusblog | June 14, 2010
This very beautiful animal is the pride and joy of Jack Badal. Jack raised and trained this great gorilla. Ranar now lives in the Brookfield Zoo.
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Merv And Jack
thecircusblog | 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 […]
Slim Lewis & Ziggy
thecircusblog | April 7, 2009
This photo was taken at the Brookfield Zoo in 1940 or 1941. The male elephant’s name is Ziggy. As you can see here, Slim is in a tight spot but he manages to get away unhurt. Bull elephants sometimes behave this way when they come into musk and you can get caught off guard pretty easily. Slim never had bad […]
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