Goebel's Lion Farm (bought 1926, opened to public 1929)
1946 - sold to James Ruman and Sid Rogel, World Jungle Compound
1956 - sold to 20th Century Fox, Jungleland
1961 - back to Goebel, Jungleland
Heinz and Ruhe operate Jungleland
Mr. Ed the talking horse and the MGM lion lived there
Bimbo the elephant, Bobo the chimpanzee, Sultan the tiger, Nuba the lion
giraffes, lions, elephants, zebras, water buffalo
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
JungleLand--Thousand Oaks California--1956-1968
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Wade G. Burck
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2 comments:
Didnt Mabel Stark lived there to till her final days ? plus other known circus trainers . CleanRaul
Wade - Bimbo the elephant! I remember that one. That was the elephant on the Circus Boy series with Micky (Dolenz) Braddock. They are also Breyer models, as is Fire Magic.
Jeannie
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