Marcel Peters

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Marcel Peters
Profession circus elephant trainer
Personal details
Born

Residence
Country Australia

Locations
Title elephant trainer 1992-2007
Location at Circus Mundial in Spain

Title elephant trainer 1981-1981
Location at Circus Mundial in Spain

Title elephant trainer 1978-
Location at Ashtons Circus in Australia

Title elephant trainer-1992
Location at Gerry Cottles Circus in United Kingdom

Biography details

Marcel Peters , circus elephant trainer in Australia

Peters was born * .

Records about Marcel Peters from William "Buckles" Woodcocks Blog

Marcel Peters (63 next month) is English. Left home as a boy, starting his career in the stables of the Billy Smart Circus. He has done so much and worked so many wild animals that I lost the chronological order. Polar bears, tigers, lions, elephants. South-Africa, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malasia, Australia and finally Spain, where he lives now.

After his appearance on the 4th Ciscusfestival of Monte Carlo in 1977 with Boltini's lions, het left for Australia to join the Ashton Circus. Years later he returned to England and was with Gerry Cottle. When Cottle sold his elephants to the Spanish Circus Mundial, Marcel went too. And there - finally - he was able to fulfill his dream: bought a "hacienda" where he could train his own lions and tigers. And - how lucky can you be as a father - Jason followed in Marcel's track. As a presenter ánd as a trainer. At the moment Jason is working the lionact at Circus Americano (Faggioni) in Spain and will go to the February-program in the Krone-building in Munich.
Maarten de Jong


Marcel Peters is mentioned on 1 other person pagesGerry Cottle,  

Marcel Peters is mentioned on 4 location pagesAshtons Circus,  Circus Mundial,  Gerry Cottles Circus,  Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus,  

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). elephant trainer Marcel Peters in Spain. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 9 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=751. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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