Flea circus troupe and lycra.

I always thought that a flea circus was a joke, but apparently they do really exist. A whole circus troupe was wiped out in Germany. They all died of the cold, and the poor circus director was left without one performing flea. He had to hurriedly get some more before the next performance.

 

This is copied from Stuff.co.nz.

“An entire troupe of performing fleas has fallen victim to the freezing temperatures currently gripping Germany.

Flea circus director Robert Birk says he was shocked to find all of his 300 fleas dead inside their transport box Wednesday morning.

The circus immediately scrambled to find and train a new batch so it could fulfill its engagements at an open-air fair in the western town of Mechernich-Kommern.

Michael Faber, who organises the fair, told The Associated Press that an insect expert at a nearby university was able to provide 50 fleas in time for the first show Sunday.

Faber says he hopes they'll "get through this without any more fatalities."

Birk said it was the first time his circus had lost all of its fleas to the cold in one go.”

So if you are having flea troubles, now you know where to send them. I wonder if they give them nice sparkly lycra suits like Cirque de Soleil?

This was posted on April 1st. An April fools joke?