Word: bengals
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...animal trainer Gebel-Williams, 55, who is on a two-year farewell tour after a career of more than 11,000 performances and 500 stitches from mishaps with sharp-clawed cats. Gebel- Williams changed the nature of animal training by developing close bonds with his animals, which range from Bengal tigers to Lipizzaner stallions. Nine of his elephants have been with him for 30 years. With Gebel-Williams retiring, Feld has hired a new star trainer, 29-year-old Flavio Togni of Italy, who performs with his family and a menagerie of 15 elephants, 42 stallions, a white rhinoceros...