I didn’t have to move animals out of the collection because our collection was meager in some areas and great in others and I liked it that way. For example, we had a very good bird collection because Earl had made arrangements years prior with the Australian Zoo to get some Australian birds that weren’t in the US zoos and Earl brought in a huge quantity of (indistinct) from Australia. And I was put in charge of those. What a great experience was offered to me. I loved being bird curator, but I never dreamed I’d have some of the birds that were coming in. And it was just a great experience and one that I cherish even today.
