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Interview 366 – Caption Index: 8

My parents learned it through my weekly visits to Zurich Zoo that I was very much interested in animals and zoos. Read More

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Did you bring animals home or were you only seeing them when you went out?… Read More

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Do you have brothers and sister?… Read More

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Well, I have three elder sisters, but neither the parents nor the elder sisters were interested in animals. And we lived in the middle of the city, downtown Zurich. And so I haven’t had much space for animals. My first animals were turtles and tortoises, which I still keep. And,… Read More

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When you were growing up, what zoos were you first exposed to?… Read More

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During my childhood, I went usually weekly every weekend to Zurich Zoo, which was the closest zoo in my childhood. So I knew most animals, and most animal keepers in the zoo. Read More

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What was your childhood like?… Read More

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My name is Christian Schmidt, and I was born in 1943 in Zurich, in Switzerland. So I’m Swiss citizen. Read More

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