Maria Klauser

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☨ Maria Klauser
Profession	circus animal trainer
Personal details
Born	1908? Munich in Germany
Dead	1973 Sarasota, Florida in United States

Spouse(s)	Walter Klauser

Country	Germany

Locations
Title	animal trainer 1949-
Location	at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States

Biography details

Maria Katharina , circus animal trainer in Germany

Born 1908? in Germany dead 1973 in United States .

A famous bear troupe that started in the 1950s was the "Klauser's Bears", by the German-born Klauser family, Walter, Maria, and their daughter "Goldilocks" Herta. The Klauser family toured the world with their bears riding bicycles and motorbikes, rowing boats, and of course roller skating. The Klauser's Bears were popular in the US, appearing in the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and being featured several times in the Ed Sullivan Show in the 1950s, and in the Shrine Circus until (at least) the 1970s

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). animal trainer Maria Katharina in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=3191. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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