Jennings animal trainer recalls life under the big top

 
BY MANNY GAMALLO - Tulsa World | Modified: January 17, 2011 at 12:42 am | Published: January 17, 2011   

JENNINGS — There was a time when townsfolk used to gather at the car wash to watch Micky Bohannon bathe his elephant.

Other times, gawking motorists triggered traffic jams whenever Bohannon rode his camel to the local cafe and hitched it up outside.

photo - Former retired animal trainer for Ringling Bros. Circus, Mickey Bohannon next to a sign on Highway 99 south of Jennings which honors him, taken in Jennings, Okla. on January 12,2011. JAMES GIBBARD/Tulsa World ORG XMIT: DTI1101121531410021
Former retired animal trainer for Ringling Bros. Circus, Mickey Bohannon next to a sign on Highway 99 south of Jennings which honors him, taken in Jennings, Okla. on January 12,2011. JAMES GIBBARD/Tulsa World ORG XMIT: DTI1101121531410021

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“Welcome to Jennings,” as the sign says. This is where Bohannon lives, “world famous animal trainer,” the sign proudly points out.

Nowadays, except for a few household pets,...
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