Well, my relationship with the curators was always good. I didn’t feel a competition, I know that this exists in the zoo world, I know that there are issues of who’s the boss, and I never had that personally. I had some personality conflicts with keepers, but most of those were dealt with fairly easily by just sitting down and explaining how I felt and allowing them the same things. And we settled our differences and went on down the road. But I think that the Sacramento Zoo and the staff there, including me were quite compatible. But I do know that the curators, primarily, sometimes even whole sections of the zoo might be antagonistic or a loof from veterinary services. For instance, in some reptile collections, the reptile people said, “I know more than you do about reptiles. Why do I need to listen to you?” And some veterinarians wouldn’t listen.
