Interview 25868 – Caption Index: 556
You brought okapi back to Busch Gardens?… Read More
You brought okapi back to Busch Gardens?… Read More
Brookfield, yeah. Brookfield. Now, how many…… Read More
Yeah. Read More
Mm-hmm, that was something… Okapis, nobody ever could breed okapis. They didn’t do anything. My father, I guess, wandering around, walking through to visit everybody, finally figured out there was a problem here. The problem was weeds. The okapi yard was slick and clean; everything, cut down. But okapis require… Read More
They weren’t doing anything. They showed no interest in each other as long as there weren’t weeds, if it was pure, clean grass. So they cut the grass all down and let it grow over. And it grew up. As it grew up, the more amorous they became. And so,… Read More
Now, this was at Brookfield Zoo?… Read More
I think, overall- Certain animals that, maybe, you bred or reproduced?… Read More
“That was a very big accomplishment.” D’you ever breed the okapis?… Read More
There’s much that I’ve- Was it bringing in certain animals, or?… Read More
What do ya wanna do in it?… Read More
And set your goal, and go for it. Read More
You’ve had many zoos that you’ve worked in, and of all of those zoos, as you look back on your career, what were some of the things that you would consider the high points, the things that made you the proudest?… Read More
Well, I don’t know. Read More
What are you planning to do with this facility?… Read More
What is your aim?… Read More
You better know what you’re doing financially, and it’s be best to know more about the wildlife that you’re gonna be dealing with and promote. Promote the…… Read More
What skills d’you have to have?… Read More
(Robert chuckles) Well, I don’t know. Read More
You’ve done it a number of years. Read More
What do ya think makes a good zoo director?… Read More