I had a really good childhood. I was the oldest of all my siblings and I’d like to think that I was born liking animals, particularly reptiles and amphibians. And I can remember as a youngster and my mother would take me to the zoo pretty much 2 or 3… Read More
And the other thing was when I reached, I guess I was in my 8, 10, 11 years old, I would go to the zoo. And at that time, Dr. William Mann was director. And I don’t know if he had an open door policy, but every time I would… Read More
I love warthogs. Most people who go on safaris love warthogs. Of course, Disney in the “Lion King” made the warthog a real character, with Pumbaa and everything. This is a little sculpture of a warthog from a friend of mine in Africa, but there’s a fabulous little poem about… Read More
Whatever they are seeking, you can be sure it won’t be found. But if you want to reach them, I suggest that you leave word with the message-taking service of the secretary bird. Read More
I would not like to be remembered as a generic Gary Clarke. By that I mean, and my family knows this, whatever, I don’t want a funeral as such, ’cause I’m gonna be already, my wife has even agreed I’d be cremated. And some of my buddies are gonna take… Read More
However it is. Some people know me as the zoo guy. Some people know me as a safari guy. Some people just know me as a crazy guy with stupid jokes. My family knows me as a husband or father, or whatever. And I would just like to leave it… Read More
Gary, I see you have a warthog there. Read More
Can you tell me something about it?… Read More
How would you like to be remembered?… Read More
How would I like to be remembered?… Read More
So what do you know about the profession that you’ve devoted so many years of your life?… Read More
What do I know about the profession I devoted so many years of life to?… Read More
It’s a great profession. It was exhilarating and rewarding for me personally. One of the greatest things was the association with all my colleagues, all the zoo people, who I think are very special people, because they’re passionate and they’re dedicated. I think the zoos and our profession have had… Read More
And she volunteered, she said, “My husband is a terminal cancer patient. And he wants to come out to the zoo every day, and particularly here in the rainforest and just sit here because this place exudes life. And it just lifts his spirit.” Well, when we built the rainforest,… Read More
So after all of this, what do you know about the profession that you’ve devoted so many years of your life?… Read More
What do I know that the profession I’ve devoted so many years of my life?… Read More
I know that it’s, well, for me, it was exhilarating and rewarding, and literally a dream come true. But I know that the people involved, by and large are there because they wanna be there. Not because they’re making a bunch of money or whatever. They have a passion for… Read More
Like I said, everybody has a zoo story. I think sometimes it gets a little political. (door squeaks) I think that’s the mailman, do you wanna. So we’ll just stop tape. Yeah, we better stop. No, it’s. Okay. Read More
Frankfurt, partly just because, historically, it’s been so significant. I enjoyed that. And when I, in 1969, got to go to both East Berlin and West Berlin, go through the wall and all that stuff, that was exciting. I enjoyed those. I like all zoos though, I mean, I still… Read More
So in your career, how many zoos do you think you have seen?… Read More