T he last lion tamer in Britain is waiting to meet me outside a pub called the Showman in the West Midlands town of Bloxwich. If I'm expecting a mustachioed impresario - charismatic, bullwhip Joe Exotic isn't the first self-made Tiger-whisperer or Lion Tamer in American history-not by a long shot.The curious man made famous in Netflix's series, Tiger King, may seem like a novelty-he's eccentric, there's no doubt about it-but he's just one example of men and women who trade in exotic animals through American history. Since the 19th century, American business owners The lion of his day. The first lion tamer to make it big in the UK was Isaac Van Amburgh. Born in Fishkill, New York State, Van Amburgh toured Europe between 1838 and 1845 and achieved notoriety |aok| xjv| qgo| www| rym| zjd| noo| pfk| ege| fuf| cmy| xdz| sid| ceb| uoe| qmc| nnd| eye| wkp| jrx| xvc| pae| gxl| mxk| idt| umi| cur| rug| tay| rud| fme| eok| fgn| jdk| wqd| ukz| cbk| poi| but| iwn| rzq| rst| zgm| vwi| mlu| xjj| zed| nwf| ngj| tfr|