The compelling, true story of Ralph and Toni Helfer and their life among Hollywood's favorite animal celebrities. Including Gentle Ben, Clarence the Cross-Eyed Lion, Judy the Chimp, the noble Stallion Fury, and Modoc the Elephant. Their compound, African USA, in southern California bought out Marine World when it went bankrupt in Redwood City and they created "Marine World/Africa USA".
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Absolutely Wonderful!,
By Sally B. Lambert (Rocky Gap, VA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Gentle Jungle (Paperback)
"The Gentle Jungle" is certainly top notch. The writing is wonderfully descriptive and you can picture the events and happenings as they occur. Anyone who has ever been attached to an animal can appreciate this great book. Toni Helfer is not only a gutsy lady, having learned "affection training" but gives insights into the world of animals that only a professional trainer could explain. I feel more enlightened and a little richer for having read the book. I think it should be reprinted, as well as her husband Ralph Helfer's book "The Beauty of the Beasts" - both wonderful reading.
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This review is from: The gentle jungle (Hardcover)
Very interesting book written by a very interesting lady. Toni's love of life and the interactions between all living beings, jumps out of the pages and leaves you wanting to live your life to the fullest, as she has! This is a book everyone should read! The title could read "A more gentle world".
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By MGP (Idaho, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Gentle Jungle (Hardcover)
I found this book years ago as a Reader's Digest condensed book and had to special order the hardcover because it was out of print. No small feat as this was before the internet amazon.com! I lent my precious copy to someone and it disappeared. I was distraught. Several years later, while in a thrift store I found not one but three copies for one dollar each. Bought them all. One to keep, two to lend. Guess how many I have left? Only the one I refuse to lend out! This is an amazing book and I wish it was still in print. Absolutely an amazing story about the "humanity" in animals and the Helfer family who rescued the lion cub from the hunter, the abused elephant from the circus, and a black stallion from certain death. Toni's induction into Ralph's world of animals was hilarious, scary, and touching.
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