【美国人物志】格贝尔·威廉姆斯(3/11)

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仅凭声音，冈瑟·格贝尔—威廉斯一次可指挥18只老虎，调动32只大象。他驯过马、豹、美洲狮、斑马，甚至还驯过一头长颈鹿。他是一位杰出的天才驯兽人，一亿多人看过他的表演，为他鼓掌喝彩，他甚至改变了美国人对野生动物马戏表演的看法。
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Gunther Gebel-Williams

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Gunther Gebel-Williams was wounded sometimes by his animals. But he gave about 12,000 performances without missing a show for injury or sickness. He retired from performing in 1990. At the time he was working with about 38 horses, 22 tigers and 21 elephants. Four zebras, three camels and a llama or two also took part in his performances. After leaving the show he remained with the circus as a trainer, officer and part owner. Gunther Gebel-Williams never made a secret of how he got animals to do what he wanted. He said he built a special world around them. In this world he was the father. The lions, tigers and other animals were his children. His methods changed the way Americans train and treat performing animals.