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Show i $ I...... .a, tfnmwiZh'h i '! Dan Haggerty was chosen to star in NBC-TV's 'The !' i Life and Times of Grizzly Adams' because of his ) special love for animals as well as for his acting ability. V X "I love them all, but lions are my favorite because ji V they live together as companions and it's easier for S i' humans to communicate with them. V ! "You can't rely on animals to understand you. You i must understand them. Like humans, they have their moods, their good and bad da vs. You can only push ! them so far before they turn on you." i ji Born and raised in Hollywood, Haggerty married at ij. an early age 17 and relocated in the Malibu Canyon y area with wife Diane. i i Soon after settling into their new residence. ;( j Haggerty hocked their furniture refrigerator and iji i stove to buy his first lion cub. Within a short time, he i was a self-taught animal trainer, engaged in the 'I business of training wolverines, eagles, elephants. i chimpanzees, hawks, bears, wolves, wild boar and i Siberian tigers for the 'Tarzan' series and various theatrical productions. 1 , His special knowledge of handling wild ammais. I such as his 500-pound series companion Ben. enables i I I Haggerty to do scenes that most actors would find ' ', impossible. i "Doing this series is comfortable for me because j 7 animals and I get along well," he explained. "They ' X have been good to me and I love them. V i "If it wasn't for them I don't know what I would be ( V doing. The animals have been a great growing ex- 1 perience for me. Through them I have met many i i beautiful people and many doors have opened up to .j, V me," Haggerty concluded. i Haggerty's film credits include 'Snow Tigers," i i i "Where the North Wind Blows,' "Grasslands," Wild , 1 1 ' Country," "Tender Warrior' and "Easy Rider." 1 iaoooooooooooooooooocooooooooociooooooc |