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And were there many registrars around zoos in Europe or was this a unique position for Zurich?… Read More

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So you were working at the zoo while you were pursuing your studies?… Read More

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During my studies, I already worked at Zurich Zoo. I even worked rather more for Zurich Zoo than for my studies. So it took very long until I finished my PhD on the social behavior of colored peccaries. I finished it only in 1976. Read More

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So when did you go from being a volunteer at the zoo to receiving money and being paid to work at the zoo?… Read More

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Tell me about your schooling. You went to Heiden Grammar School. Read More

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Then what?… Read More

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Well, I visited school in Zurich and I was a very bad pupil, but I never had to repeat a class. You went to college. I went after finishing high school. I went to University of Zurich, where I studied zoology and I finished my study with a PhD under… Read More

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When did you realize that you wanted to do this as a lifelong career?… Read More

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For me, it was clear from small infancy that I wanted to be involved in zoos. But after finishing high school, I thought I have to be sure that this is a right choice. So I thought about architect, but a fellow pupil told me there are enough bad architects. Read More

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And what was, now, what was your schooling like?… Read More

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Well Zurich Zoo was founded in 1929 and until the year of 1954, it was not under real professional guidance. But in ’54 professor Heini Hediger became director. We might come back to his name afterwards. And he transformed the zoo into a much better place. Replacing old cages with… Read More

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Well, usually work as a volunteer keeper is just to follow the main keeper. And he gives you different works, prepare food or clean enclosures. But since I’ve worked so often in Zurich Zoo, I finally got sometimes the responsibility for the monkey or the terrarium department. Read More

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What was the zoo like when you first started?… Read More

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What kind of zoo was it?… Read More

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I was allowed to start volunteer work when I was 16. And so I worked as volunteer keeper almost every holidays between the age of 16 and 19. Read More

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So as a volunteer, your responsibilities were the same as an animal keeper or different?… Read More

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When I reached the age of 16, I was allowed to work as a volunteer keeper in Zurich Zoo. And I started in the monkey house and later on, went to the terrarium. And since I’ve worked every high school holidays in Zurich Zoo. Finally I was able to do… Read More

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How old were you?… Read More

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Were you 16 then, when you were doing this volunteer work?… Read More

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But did you volunteer for the zoo?… Read More