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Taba Mulenda is the first Latino to become a lead animal trainer for the Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey circus.
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We visited Taba in Dallas before recent performance with ringling Brothers and -- and Bailey circus.
Always looking to tweak his act he tried this new trick for the first time in front of our cameras it Koppel.
Identical in that show.
I'd have a way and that it be -- price nine.
Hey you guy somebody who can be.
The paranoia.
I don't throughout the steering but never fully out of danger Thomas -- when he -- -- to -- this that you do have since.
-- -- I -- that you feed my faith.
I'd be blunt here it's idea what we're here and it is scary some and -- get more my wife.
Because I was it working for the -- your -- get more white wife white people close but.
But what do you work and it Croatia and everything what debate you McCain site -- something you last in these delight.
Between you and -- Peabody concocted -- Boarding Cilic with a circus in his blood topic came from a long line of acrobats.
But like his grandfather he was drawn to the tigers -- idolize legendary animal trainer -- people will -- I look at these guys old man who can beat him.
I don't know what but do you like it took this guy.
That makes the dramatic it online store with the tires no.
No no no not because he's these deep deep faith -- to watch it aches they go for my father.
-- the one -- But unwilling to let go with his dreams Thomas spent every waking moment studying the tiger trainers by day and then practicing what he would learn.
-- -- -- But one of these guys practice.
I -- these individuals and didn't do.
What -- -- -- who had.
Give them that I I thought that this.
-- it was it was like that you're sneaking into the -- you you just sneaking around yet yet again likened it looking.
Then Talbot got his chance the regular tiger trainer was running late and the audience was getting restless.
All of the show's ratings.
Tiger KC.
Got bigger and got what Mitchell and I -- -- and I want him.
What for yet or.
I got on and on and I'll let and without -- -- you know what can people would fight -- what does that.
He -- up and I was god.
Often the game I vote for six.
After a twenty year career through south and Central America a chance meeting with the producer Kenneth -- almost ten years ago led him to ringling Brothers.
Where he trains horses elephants and his beloved tigers.
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He also travels on the road with his family.
Sixteen year old tablet that is a -- hula hoops star.
And little -- wants to follow in his father's footsteps.
They mean more to him than anything.
If it's.
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Every day Cape Cod and the right time.
I youth and force say I lawful -- hopefully go side an awful like life.
I -- for -- -- because -- out of it with both.
Would -- want people to take story.
It would be a bit who had the biggest every time you -- -- will be -- you via the apple would miss.
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Give room for putting it back to IQ when I will be -- this.
And I mean nobody.
Nobody -- that you that.
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