tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post8171301341561369825..comments2024-03-22T21:58:18.933+00:00Comments on ShukerNature: MYSTERY CATS IN SHOWBUSINESS - YOUR ASSISTANCE IS REQUESTED!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15628598508836601012noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-23035460900367391872020-05-26T01:40:41.114+01:002020-05-26T01:40:41.114+01:00I guess this is a bit late, but regarding American...I guess this is a bit late, but regarding American DVDs, I recall computer DVD drives can have their region changed up to 5 times. I'm not sure if this is still true with new drives, but if you have a spare computer with a DVD drive you don't need for British DVDs, it might be worth a shot.<br /><br />Alternatively, old DVD player software for Linux ignored the region encoding, but developing that software was a shady business. I think the court case against the developer fell apart, but many distributions wouldn't include the 'library' which decoded region-locked DVDs, (libdvdcss,) so even installing it took a bit of technical knowledge. I guess it's probably no longer compatible with modern Linux anyway. ... Oh *wow* I'm wrong! It's still available, and it's been ported to many operating systems including Windows and Mac... and VLC includes it.<br /><br />VLC:<br />https://www.videolan.org/vlc/<br />Legal page with a small section on libdvdcss - its method is authorized in France:<br />https://www.videolan.org/legal.htmlEthan Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477704222423568933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-44799819955114855282013-08-06T02:02:47.285+01:002013-08-06T02:02:47.285+01:00Having always been an avid fan of the Tarzan movie...Having always been an avid fan of the Tarzan movies and television series, and wondering about the animal actors and their welfare, I thought this information might be of value to you, possibly availing your search for further leads.<br /><br />Louis Goebel, the animal trainer whose Jungleland lion compound in California was a popular attraction from 1925 to 1969, died at his home on April 24, 1981. He was 84 years old. Among the animals at Jungleland were Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's mascot, Leo the Lion. Mr. Goebel was the son of a New York butcher. He worked at Universal Studios in the early 1920's, cleaning up after animal stars. When Universal disbanded its studio zoo, he bought a parcel of land and five of Universal's lions to start Goebel's Lion Farm. Jungle pictures were popular at the time, and the Lion Farm soon included all kinds of exotic beasts, prompting the name change to Jungleland.<br /><br />Hubert G. Wells, in 1954, began training animals in Hungary. Shortly afterwards, he moved to the US and spent six years on the East Coast, working on the occasional commercial and film. During that time, a fortuitous meeting took place that helped launch Wells’ career. “In 1964, I met a director from the Disney Studios and I moved to California. And when I finished the first ever Disney TV movie, I got a job at Jungleland, which was the oldest and biggest motion picture animal compound. In 1969, Jungleland closed and I started my own company, the Animal Actors of Hollywood.” He retired and sold Animal Actors in 1996. Their current link for further information is: http://www.animalactors.net/<br /> <br />Crystal Kueckernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-83652976920355183022013-07-11T00:54:39.871+01:002013-07-11T00:54:39.871+01:00Thanks Julie for your very kind words - I'm de...Thanks Julie for your very kind words - I'm delighted that you like my blog so much. Yes, I've seen this remarkable tiger cub in various reports, and I also documented him in my latest book, Cats of Magic, Mythology, and Mystery - a remarkable transformation. All the best, KarlDr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-36015702471411519722013-07-08T00:27:43.725+01:002013-07-08T00:27:43.725+01:00Dr Shuker,
I love the website I just found it an... Dr Shuker,<br /><br /> I love the website I just found it and today and I have been reading the various articles for hours on end. <br /><br /> I find it interesting the fact of these various colored cats and so even though the last comment has been a while I do remember an article from 2010 that I thought you would be interested in reading if you haven't already....<br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/weirdnewsvideo/7973055/White-tiger-cub-in-Indian-zoo-turns-black.html<br /><br /> Thanks for all the hard work you have put in for us!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01300226895596352094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-17808375464741986922012-10-26T20:01:45.226+01:002012-10-26T20:01:45.226+01:00Hi Sergio,
Thanks for the links, which I greatly...Hi Sergio, <br /><br />Thanks for the links, which I greatly appreciated. As it happens, however, most of the information on them has been derived from my book Mystery Cats of the World (1989). Most of the information on the internet dealing with tropical mystery cats and unusual coat colouration in wild cats has been obtained from my book, lol, so I'm already well-acquainted with it. But thanks again for kindly pointing the links out to me.<br /><br />All the best, KarlDr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-82194701650701857602012-10-26T19:42:06.050+01:002012-10-26T19:42:06.050+01:00Hi Karl
I´ve found some information about black t...Hi Karl<br /><br />I´ve found some information about black tigers on the internet. At the bottom of this webpage: http://www.lions.org/types-of-tigers.html you can read the following information: <br /><br />III – Tigers with other colors<br /><br />Other colors of tigers have been reported. There have been reports of a black tiger but none of these are authenticated except perhaps a Chittagong dead specimen back in 1846. Blue or slate-colored tigers have been heard of but not really confirmed. These tigers are called Maltese tigers. Another unconfirmed tiger color is predominantly black. If such a tiger exists, it may be a mutation instead of a separate, distinct species.<br /><br /><br />More on Tigers- The Hunter, The Habitat and Types of Tigers<br /><br />And I also have found this article on wikipedia:<br /><br /> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_tiger_(animal)<br /><br />There you can find sightings of black tigers since 1772 to the current days.<br /><br />I hope this information can help you in your search for the black tigers.Sergio Álvarezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08713816045909990944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-77810810363357827602012-08-28T14:40:13.086+01:002012-08-28T14:40:13.086+01:00Hi. Someone in my family that has said that they ...Hi. Someone in my family that has said that they worked for the circus in the 50s has told the family story about the tigers they used to do things to for the show. One of the things was rub their fur with something called "grease". He said that sometimes if a tiger would get too close to the fire, or if only one tiger would jump through the flames during a performance that heat and soot would turn their fur a weird black that they'd have to spend an hour or more washing and sometimes, for multiple performances, it would be allowed to build up over days creating black tigers that b&b circus quietly advertised in news and book photos. According to him, there were no black tigers, but that circus officials allowed people to think so because a black tiger sold more tickets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-37919347387560421132012-07-17T02:04:14.095+01:002012-07-17T02:04:14.095+01:00Thanks Katie and Aurelie for your much-valued inpu...Thanks Katie and Aurelie for your much-valued input! I'll definitely be pursuing these leads provided by you, and see if anything further turns up regarding the missing melanistic tiger - if indeed that is what it was. If I do find anything, I'll be sure to post it here as an additional update. All the best, and thanks again, KarlDr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-6175266278749266262012-07-09T23:53:21.417+01:002012-07-09T23:53:21.417+01:00Hi,
I just found photos and vidéos from the film ...Hi,<br /><br />I just found photos and vidéos from the film "The Beastmaster" on Google, there is a black tiger, a dye was used to color the skin.<br />I also found this text on Strangemag.com :<br /><br />"The black tiger of the film Beastmaster. <br /><br />I have corresponded with author Andre Norton for nearly seventeen years, and in that period the subject of Beastmaster came up once or twice. Beastmaster had nothing to do with Ms. Norton's sf novel of the same name beyond the title, but this was not the only reason she disavowed the movie. According to her, the tiger that portrayed the black feline died from either licking or from simply absorbing through the skin the dye used to darken its fur. This may be the reason Gentle Jungle has been reluctant to reply to Dr. Shuker's queries. <br /><br /> Michael D. Winkle <br /> Broken Arrow, OK"<br />http://www.strangemag.com/strangemag/strange21/mail21/mail.blacktiger21.html<br /><br />AurelieAurelienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-34438094284466953012012-06-28T01:59:19.190+01:002012-06-28T01:59:19.190+01:00What an interesting article !
I made some researc...What an interesting article !<br /><br />I made some research about black tigers.<br />I found 2 photos from the Rigling Museum website :<br />1 - http://emuseum.ringling.org/emuseum/internal/media/dispatcher/8017/resize:format$003dfull<br />2 - http://emuseum.ringling.org/emuseum/internal/media/dispatcher/8039/resize:format$003dfull<br />These bengal tigers (visibly 2 different tigers after a comparison of stripes) seem to be very dark. On the second photo, the tiger jumping on the man is clearly darker than the one in the background. On the first photo, the contrast between the white part of the body and the back is amazing.<br />Some tigers are very dark, in a black and white photo it's impossible to see if the animal is blackish or dark brown. But according with others melanistic cats, it should not have any white on the fur, like on the belly.<br /><br />About the black-headed leopard, I read an article on Messybeast about a tiger, painted in black for a film, he died some months after because of the chemical dye.<br />I think this mutation must be possible in nature. Maybe a case of mosaicism can produce this phenotype ?<br /><br />About Thomas, the black-faced puma of Wild Animal Sanctuary, I found a photo on their facebook :<br />https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/301810_10150739232444485_1141441681_n.jpg<br />Some pumas have a darker face, it's beautiful but not rare ;)<br /><br />AurelieAurelie Laurentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-73476656637335663752012-06-18T03:17:08.214+01:002012-06-18T03:17:08.214+01:00Hi Dr. Shuker, enjoying this article and commentar...Hi Dr. Shuker, enjoying this article and commentary very much. For Mabel Stark's big cats, have you checked with the Circus World Museum Research Center in Baraboo, WI? They have a large amount of circus-related archival material including photos. Maybe someone there could track this cat down. Their website is http://circusworld.wisconsinhistory.org/About/ResearchCenter.aspxFVSHKatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990845789195121283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-80656590706970079632012-05-08T19:48:12.137+01:002012-05-08T19:48:12.137+01:00Thanks very much, Nate - I'll be emailing you ...Thanks very much, Nate - I'll be emailing you directly re these, you've uncovered some very interesting info! All the best, and thanks again, KarlDr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-45827811793798168112012-05-08T04:43:00.174+01:002012-05-08T04:43:00.174+01:00Dr. Shuker, I just sent 3 emails to your aol addre...Dr. Shuker, I just sent 3 emails to your aol address, with several more links to photos, actual film, and books of albinism and melanism in leopards, tigers, and pumas. Some of this info is as old as 1931 and might be new to you, so make sure to read the emails and not click as spam!<br /><br />NateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-21073988620650720412012-04-18T22:12:03.303+01:002012-04-18T22:12:03.303+01:00Hi Nate,
Thank you so much for your very welcome ...Hi Nate,<br /><br />Thank you so much for your very welcome and valuable input. The black-faced puma is new to me, so I'll definitely check this out, and I'm very grateful for your own personal recollections concerning the black tiger photo in the circus book. I'm writing this subject up for my forthcoming book on mysterious cats, so I'd very much like to add to my coverage your recollections, credited fully to you, if you have no objection to my doing this, because they may well assist in locating the book, either directly or via someone else reading them and recalling their own sighting of or details re the book.<br /><br />Very best wishes, and thanks again, KarlDr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-11505490936976556972012-04-18T20:37:43.537+01:002012-04-18T20:37:43.537+01:00There are two things that I know of immediately th...There are two things that I know of immediately that may help somewhat.<br /><br />In regards to the black-headed leopard, there is a "black-faced puma," known as Thomas, at the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado. There is no photos of the specimen on their website, but you might be able to contact the owners and obtain one to compare it. I'm not sure if it's just a typical puma with black cheeks, or if the majority of the head is indeed melanistic.<br /><br />The black tiger in the Ringling Circus is a puzzle. Mabel Stark had an act with several tigers and a black jaguar. The black jaguar was large, and in photos one might mistake it for a black tiger. In posters during that period of her act, there is no mention to the animal being a black jaguar, just references to Mabel Stark, Tiger Trainer. So a simple mistake is possible.<br /><br />However, I have also seen the photograph in an old circus book, but I'm not sure the book was just about Ringling Bros. I do remember seeing the black stripes on a black background and wondering if it was shadow or poor photography, as the photograph itself was in black and white. The book was from University of Wyoming library, I believe, but this would have been around 1993 or so and I haven't seen the book since. The photo was definitely a very dark tiger; the underside was not white, it was also dark. The beast had the typical neck-ruff a tiger has, but again, as to whether the tiger was melanistic, or it was shadow, I could not tell.<br /><br />Hope this helps, I'll add to the hunt of those looking again for this book.<br /><br />-NateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-88805160524423400422012-03-27T04:19:16.481+01:002012-03-27T04:19:16.481+01:00Wasn't able to find any info on the black head...Wasn't able to find any info on the black headed leopard, and personally I believe it is, like the krow and the piltdown man, nonexistent, created with body paint and an unwilling leopard.<br /><br />I do have hope for the black tiger, though I couldn't find any references to the book online. Maybe a misspelling?<br /><br />In any sense, I hope that the results I have found so far prove satisfactory. I am very proud to be working to find information for the legendary Dr. Karl Shuker! I have The Lost Ark.<br /><br />All the best, MattMattias D.W. Westbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04213807705668804875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-27636502502956252252012-03-19T19:33:05.758+00:002012-03-19T19:33:05.758+00:00Sorry, I forgot if it was a jaguar or a leopard! S...Sorry, I forgot if it was a jaguar or a leopard! Sorry for the confusion. <br /><br />As for the tiger, is it possible that the book could have been called "Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus: The Greatest Show on Earth" instead? I found a book with this title which might provide the answer if the title was misprinted or something. Hope it helps.<br /><br />Also, a Wikipedia article mentioned that a tiger trainer fought a dozen tigers and a black panther. Could the panther refer to a black tiger?<br /><br />All the best, MattMattias D.W. Westbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04213807705668804875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-13848225828663829342012-03-19T19:29:56.204+00:002012-03-19T19:29:56.204+00:00Thanks very much for the suggestion, Palle. I'...Thanks very much for the suggestion, Palle. I've now been added as a Friend by Ron on his Facebook page and I posted a request on his FB Wall for info re the black-headed leopard. So perhaps he'll send me a response concerning it.Dr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-82156300000955396342012-03-19T01:16:59.001+00:002012-03-19T01:16:59.001+00:00Thanks for your help! Unfortunately, however, I do...Thanks for your help! Unfortunately, however, I don't know in which episode it appeared, though there was one entitled 'Leopard on the Loose'. Which part-black jaguar are you referring to?Dr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-50985277799604141072012-03-19T01:09:15.206+00:002012-03-19T01:09:15.206+00:00What was the name of the Tarzan episode? I might b...What was the name of the Tarzan episode? I might be able to find it on Wikipedia or do a Google search. If so, I could find the ruth about this jaguar. or was it a leopard? can't remember. <br /><br />As for the black tiger, I should be able to do a search for the book and maybe find the picture. If I'm really lucky, it could be available as an e-book. Doubtful, though.<br /><br />I have little hope for the part-black jaguar. But it isn't uncommon for oddities like this to turn up in the circus. Most of the people there are more concerned about entertainment than cryptozoology!:(:<br /><br />All the best, MattMattias D.W. Westbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04213807705668804875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-23063234572010938952012-03-14T16:55:13.320+00:002012-03-14T16:55:13.320+00:00Why not try to contact Ron Ely, who played the &qu...Why not try to contact Ron Ely, who played the "Tarzan" part in the referred film. I understand from articles on the internet, that he´s still alive and well, making a living as a novelist.<br />He may know something of interest.<br />Best regards<br />Palle ThomsenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com