![]() Regina Mossotti, St Louis Zoo’s vice president of animal care, admits staff will be sad to see Ben go, adding: "He’s so fun, he’s so playful – we would love to be able to keep him here. (9Now) The illusion itself consists of three parts, as we are told in Houdini's Last Secrets: first, the magician's feet are locked in stocks that bind his legs together in heavy wood and a solid steel lock next, he is suspended in mid-air from his ankles with a restraint brace finally, he is lowered into a glass tank. ![]() He is a 20-year survivor and warrior living with HIV. His easy escapes provided excellent publicity for his shows. While Ben waits to make his 1,100-mile move south, he is currently being housed in a non-public area at the Missouri zoo, where he is able to move indoors and out and even has a pool to splash around in. Houdini was famed for being able to escape any kind of binding. Daniel Bauer is internationally respected as the successor to the legendary escape artist Harry Houdini. Arriving in a new town, Houdini would claim the ability to escape from any handcuffs provided by the local police. This time, more alarmingly, the zoo was open but he was caught less than an hour later after being spotted on a public path. circus performers, fortune tellers, and a certain charismatic young escape artist entertaining the first-class passengers nightly. He was recaptured in time for the zoo's opening the next day but, even though workers added zip tie-like stainless steel attachments that boasted 204kg of tensile strength, Ben still could not be contained and escaped again a fortnight later. ![]() St Louis Zoo was open to the public the second time Ben broke out and was found on a path (Image: Google Street View)įor more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.
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