Title supplied by cataloger. Photograph caption reads: "Wally Naghtin and one of his 11 Syrian bears". The Syrian bear is part of trainer/owner Wally Naghtin's bear act which began with two Syrian bears he brought into the U.S. from Israel. In March 1988, a 7-year-old, 300-pound Himalayan bear in his act ripped off much of a 2-year-old boy's scalp during a photo opportunity at the Kingsgate Mall in Ohio. The boy spent 18 days in a hospital and received more than 100 stitches. The toddler's family filed an $11 million lawsuit against the mall and the bear's owner, only to learn that Naghtin's liability policy did not cover photo opportunities with adult bears. The same bear had clawed a 4-year-old a month earlier. Photograph dated: July 24, 1979.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
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