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June 18, 1965

Purpose

Names of trainees and reference material

Source

Major Item of Interest

Drug with trade-name of "Fame Train" developed originally for retarded children is now being used for rapid training of animals, especially animals which are difficult to handle. For example, take a Macaw. Generally, they are extremely difficult to handle without their biting the handler. Mix this drug with birdseed and in fifteen minutes they can be trained for handling. Drug has retention factor of about one year.

has used it extensively.

Drug made by

mentioned under trainers are extremely unique in that they work and train wild adult birds.

Trainers

Seals, Sea Lions

Birds unusual in that they frequently work with mist-netted wild adults. (Best bet next to 1

Most all animals

Trip Notes

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Bears, Lions, Tigers

1 Not trainer himself but good reference for people working with marine life.

Birds

No names but train Lions, Chimpanzees, and Seals

Books and Other References

Cats, Tricks and Training Fun, Merris L. Groder, 4902. 75 All-Pets Books Inc., P. O. Box 151, Fond-du-Lac, Wisconsin

Wild Animals in Captivity, Dr. H. Hedigir, Director, Zoological Gardens, London, 1950, Butterworths Scientific Publication, Psychology of Animals in Zoos and Circuses.

Animal Behavior, John Paul Scott, The Natural History Library. \$1. 45, N29, N21, A Doubleday Anchor Book, American Museum of Natural History, Senior Staff Scientist, Roscoe B. Jackson Memorial Laboratory at Bar Harbor, Maine.

Inter Zoo Year Book, Vol. Ⅱ, 1960, Jarvis Morris, published by the Zoological Society of London.

Wild Tigers and Tame Fleas, Bill Ballantine, Rinehart & Co,.
1958.

Zoos and Aquariums in the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums, Ogleboy Park, West Virginia, \$5. 00, 1963.

Observations and Experiments in Natural History, Alan Dale, N21 1962.

How to Tame a Tiger, Panther Book, James Walton, published by Hamilton & Co. (Stafford), Ltd., 30/32 Lancelot Place, Knightsbridge, London.

No Bars Between, Alex Kerr, Appleton-Century Crafts, Inc., New York, 1957.