Martin Lacey's Fearless Lion Training at Circus Krone | Circus Stories (Documentary, 2011)

Animals are perfectly adapted to their natural environment. Their brains are flexible and can cope with new challenges – for example when they are born in the circus. Martin Lacey was crazy about animals since childhood. Every day he is gently playing with his female lions and with the mighty male Kasanga who regards him as playmate. Where is the border line? How far can he go? Martin certainly did not become the leader of the pride by using stick or whip. Group dynamics are far more complicated, illustrated by extreme slow motion studies. For the first time we show a stress test with lions. How will they react to their long journey from Munich to Monte Carlo to the International Circus Festival? With his fourteen lions Martin receives the Golden Clown for the best presentation. His brother Alex with his mixed predator group demonstrates the astonishing differences in communication with tigers and lions. An experiment with a “problem box” allows new insights in their cognitive capacities. ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 - Introduction ▷ 00:53 - Martin Lacey, Circus Krone, Training Sessions ▷ 03:19 - Lions in the Wild ▷ 06:02 - Great British Circus ▷ 07:25 - Performing with White Tigers ▷ 09:30 - Lion's Mane ▷ 12:19 - Thinking Test, Lions vs. Tigers ▷ 18:40 - Young Lion Cubs ▷ 19:34 - High Jump Training ▷ 22:41 - Circus Festival in Monte Carlo ▷ 28:30 - A lot of Meat ▷ 31:49 - Performance Day, Golden Clown ▷ 37:00 - Measuring Stress Levels ▷ 43:53 - Credits #documentary #animals #wildlife #lion #tiger #circus #montecarlo #animaltraining #animalplanet ------- Subscribe to wocomoWILDLIFE: https://goo.gl/L5puvQ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wocomo ------- What is the secret of communication between man and animal and especially the close relationship between a wild animal and a dedicated trainer? For the first time ever we show amazing and amusing experiments: how do elephants react when they see themselves in a giant mirror, lions and tigers compete in an intricate food box experiment, and sea lions reveal their incredible balancing capacities – in super slow motion... Elegant horses, nervous zebras and clever donkeys as well as dogs and cats show their amazing cognitive capacities. Predators are tested for stress hormones, for example when travelling to the prestigious International Circus Festival Monte Carlo. Intimate observations behind the scenes of international circus rings are backed by studies in the wild. Original title: Living with Lions | Circus Stories A film by Volker Arzt & Immanuel Birmelin © 2011, Licensed by Albatross ------- Videos about animals, aquatic life and nature: wocomoWILDLIFE offers high-quality entertainment. The films on our channel are produced by leading production companies. Check out our other channels to watch high quality documentaries: ▷ wocomoHUMANITY: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomoHUMANITY ▷ wocomoDOCS: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomodocs ▷ wocomoHISTORY: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomoHISTORY ▷ wocomoTRAVEL: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomoTRAVEL ▷ wocomoCOOK: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomocook WocomoWILDLIFE is part of the Wocomo channel network by NIKITA VENTURES. Wocomo - wonderful content in motion.