The Training of Wild Animals
Frank Charles Bostock
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Today, performing animals are frowned on by many but in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, traveling menageries afforded entertainment for the masses. The Bostock family were famous in England at the time, for traveling around the country with a bevy of wild animals, many not seen before in provincial towns. If these animals could be trained to perform "tricks", rather than behave more naturally, so much the better. This volume gives an insight into the training and care of assorted animals. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (3 hr 45 min)
Chapters
In Which I Become “The Boy Trainer”—A Lion Hunt in a Sewer | 21:17 | Read by ToddHW |
Origin and History of Wild-Animal Training | 11:39 | Read by Heather Eney |
Housekeeping for Wild Animals | 20:07 | Read by Gini Rosario |
The Feeding of Snakes and Elephants | 11:36 | Read by Fern |
Characteristics of Different Animals | 18:26 | Read by Nicola Jablow |
“Going Bad”—Animal Instinct | 10:58 | Read by Gini Rosario |
How Wild Animals are Captured | 9:33 | Read by Gini Rosario |
The Wild Animals’ Kindergarten | 19:03 | Read by Gini Rosario |
How Wild Animals are Taught Tricks | 21:57 | Read by Heather Eney |
An Animal Show at Night | 14:18 | Read by Heather Eney |
The Principles of Training | 19:53 | Read by Heather Eney |
The Animal Trainer—Some Famous Trainers | 21:40 | Read by Natdok |
Guarding Against Accidents | 24:53 | Read by Natdok |
Reviews
Interesting and Informative
Calamity Carriage Company
Interesting and Informative. Written in a time when people were not so far removed from reality and Written with a truthful and non-partisan point of understanding. It was a great pleasure to read of experiences, grievances and expertise of early handling and training of wild animals.
Training of Wild Animals
short stuff
I really enjoyed this book. ALL the readers are excellent.