Heading home on Saturday I had to stop at the soccer pitch in Tungelsta. There was a circus in town. Cirkus Wictoria, one of only five circus groups that still tour around the country was preparing a show. My eyes were drawn to the group of camels that were resting near the big circus tent. I think that these animals belong to a woman called Jessica Bengtsson. She comes from a big circus family. I didn't see the show. When my family still owned the greenhouses at Bergdalen we were sometimes asked if it would be OK if the circus elephants could rest on a big grassy area that we owned.
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Haha! my but what big teeth they have!! Love camel faces with their long eyelashes, fab pictures Steffe.
Camels, in Sweden? What do they do with them in the winter? Really attention-getting shots.
meme remarque que l'ami Bob ;)
Unusual, a camel in a city setting.
How thrilling that must have been to have elephants lounging on the lawn of your family home. When the image came through in thumb nail I thought I was looking at the blog from Cairo.
Not something you come across every day!
Now this is something you don't see every day!
Camels in Sweden? Luckily it is only a circus!
Here in North America, I don't think any circuses use animals anymore - at least not large ones. It's seen as cruel for animals.
The trend is for more Cirque de Soleil-style events that feature human performance which I find more entertaining anyway than the 'bears on a bike' thing.
It is the same here these days. I don't know what the law says, but most animals are gone from the circuses. But I did get a shot a few years ago of Llama on the run!
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