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Sommigen, zoals Carmen, hebben de dieren van jongs af aan en kiezen voor die intieme benadering.
Het bekendste verhaal over hoe dit uiteindelijk toch (ook) mis kan gaan is die geschiedenis in Las Vegas waar de dieren zelfs bij hun baasjes in bed sliepen....
Siegfried en Roy heb ik het over, hier op de foto onder betere omstandigheden]

HORN'S INJURY

On October 3, 2003, during a show at the Mirage, Roy Horn was bitten on the neck by a 7-year-old male white tiger named Mantecore (but often referred to as Montecore).
Crew members separated Horn from the tiger and rushed him to the only Level I trauma center in Nevada, University Medical Center.
Horn was critically injured and sustained severe blood loss.
While being taken to the hospital, Horn said, "Montecore is a great cat. Make sure no harm comes to Montecore."

As of 2006, Horn was talking and walking (with assistance from Fischbacher).
On Pat O'Brien's television news program The Insider, he commented about his daily rehabilitation, "They are slave drivers over there. You'd think they are the KGB from Russia."

The injury to Roy Horn prompted the Mirage to close the show, and 267 cast and crew members were laid off.

In February 2009, the duo staged a final appearance with Montecore as a benefit for the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute.
This performance was recorded for broadcast on ABC television's 20/20 program.

On April 23, 2010, Siegfried & Roy retired from show business. "The last time we closed, we didn’t have a lot of warning," said longtime manager Bernie Yuman. "This is farewell. This is the dot at the end of the sentence."

According to a press release, on March 19, 2014, Montecore, the tiger who injured Roy Horn, died at the age of 17 after a short illness.