Well, I started, Heini Hediger has had a row of TV shows and at that time, he always took an animal or a few animals into the TV studios and this I had to arrange, so I had some training. But I am rather a shy person and I do… Read More
Although, didn’t some of your formal training come as an actor?… Read More
When you were involved in the radio and television, was it significant in getting the word out about zoo animals and zoos and did these programs help?… Read More
I think it’s important and becoming even more important to get the news about zoos and the importance about zoos and saving species and doing conservation is becoming more and more important. Unfortunately, we never scientifically measured the impact of the shows in which I took part. Read More
I think they were not in one room. I think they took pictures in different places and then put together the program. Read More
About zoos?… Read More
It was about animals. I don’t think that Conrad Lawrence talked about zoos but it was probably rather behavior of animals. Read More
Well, I never have had my own regular programs. But I was actually at programs in TV and radio but already as curator and later on as Director of Frankfurt Zoo, of course, I was asked to act in a lot of TV programs. And the most famous one was… Read More
What was it about?… Read More
Well, for me, it was just the three big hats and I can’t remember on what it was. It is long time ago. Read More
Was it unusual to get them all together in one room?… Read More
I think there are two main points Hediger wanted to be known. The most important probably is respect for animals. And the other one is that zoos are justified, scientifically justified. And this, I think, is becoming more and more important since animal rights organizations try to stop keeping dolphins… Read More
What did you do?… Read More
At the time you worked with him, did you realize his significance and what his impact would be on the zoo world?… Read More
I started working with him directly 14, no, 24 years after his first important book was published. So I already knew at that time, how important his work was. So for me, it was very clear that he was in Europe, the most important zoo biologist. There is another person… Read More
What philosophies do you think a younger zoo professional should take away after reading Hediger’s book or books?… Read More
Well, he, the measurement of jumps in circus animals, this was done much, much earlier by Hagenbeck. So this was not the field in which Heini was interested since it doesn’t relate to the human-animal relationship. And by the way, one of his books, unfortunately only three of his books… Read More
So this is a book unknown to many Americans?… Read More
Yes, it is. Since it was never translated, it is unknown to all American colleagues, unfortunately. Maybe that should be a project. Well, I should write my own articles, I think. And it’s time consuming to translate a book. And I assume very few copies would be sold nowadays. Now,… Read More
But if I see elephants doing bad human tricks, I feel sorry for the animals. Read More