Weird! Real Life Flea Circus!

Weird! Real Life Flea Circus! Filmed in Paris in 1949, this genuine flea circus sees some very big fleas pulling various miniature vehicles across a table. They are harnessed by a thin wire. Rather disgusting! However, until about 1930, performing fleas were in fact a main carnival attraction.

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  Pets & Animals

[Sjoerd Bosma]

I watched without scratching :p

[jacksn245]

Poor fleas? POOR FLEAS?!?! thes blood-sucking bastards need all the pain they deserve!

[vincent7520]

We eat them because we make a delicious dish wit them !

This clearly shows that fleas and snails do not go well together : you'll never meet a Frenchman eating a flea for a snail !!!…

[clumyman11]

Someone really complains about being mean to fleas. What the hells the first thing you do when you see a flea on you.

[mediumawlful]

Think this is strange?Should see what they do with snails.

[SomeGuyInSandy]

DDT, those were the good ol' days.

[ynotdrol2]

They are fucking parasites. Would you let a tapeworm live inside you?

Shut up.

[Pierre Castanets]

don't forget the ddt



[richard kusi-menkah]

Never could understand with the fascination with flea circus's ....

[Donna Manning]

Maybe you can get a big dog and go around to the various flea circuses and save them.

[iCandyCatastrophe]

Don't forget the D.D.T! lol

[Chen Justin]

R.I.P