His Life’s a
circus
April 13,
2012
By TFK Kid
Reporter Aviva Landau
This reading response is a about a
guy named Alexander Lacey and his lions and tigers. This guy grew up around
lions and tigers. Alexander Lacey has loved being with lions and tigers his
whole life.
When Alexander Lacey was two years
old he was playing with lion cubs. When he turned 12 he stepped into a lion
cage. When he turned 17 he was in his very own circus show. Alexander Lacey’s
family raised and trained 11 generations of lions. He has also raised and
trained 9 generations of tigers. His father was a director of a zoo and circus.
Both of his parents presented a lion and tiger act. Alexander Lacey brother
works in a German circus. His wife and 8 year daughter travel with him to help
him with the animals.
Alexander Lacey understands the lion
and tigers personalities. He has routine each animal’s strength. The animals
that can run and jump are athletic and the animals that are lazy don’t do much.
He works with them 3 times a day for 12-13 minutes. He works with then
individually and in a group. It is very important to Alexander Lacey that the
lions and tigers feel comfortable with the training.
The purpose of this article is to
show how this guy trains his lions and tiger for the circus. It also shows have
much he love them. This is important because some people do not know how they
train their animals for the circus.
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