【美国人物志】格贝尔·威廉姆斯(10/11)

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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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Mr. Gebel-Williams
Kenny
Gunther Gebel-Williams

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Mr. Gebel-Williams especially liked working with a panther named Kenny. This big cat weighed more than 34 kilos. Kenny enjoyed sitting on the neck and shoulders of his trainer. People liked to say the animal was probably thinking great thoughts as he rested on Mr. Gebel-Williams. But Gunther Gebel-Williams never forgot the danger involved in his work. He could not have forgotten it if he wanted to. From time to time an animal would become wild for no apparent reason. Mr. Gebel-Williams' face was covered with old healed wounds that sometimes made it difficult for him to talk.