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Show Not "AH in the Eye" The popular idea about the use of the "hypnotic eye" in making wild animals or any animal behave be-have is "all In my eye," or, in plain language, "pure, unalloyed bunk," says Clyde Beatty, well-known well-known animal trainer in his book, "The Big Cage." "Trainers for years have made practice of staring straight into the eyes of the animals that they work at close range," he says. "I do it myself. It is part of the stage setting, however. It has no effect on the animal. It is just an effective trick of show-manshlp. show-manshlp. I'm all for showmanship. showman-ship. But I want it known that when I make an animal do my bidding, it isn't because my eyes are looking into his." |