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
Some people keep a life list of birds (chuckles) and I guess I kinda, I wasn’t trying to, I wasn’t going to see zoos just to make a long list, but I did keep a list. So it’s been about 250 around the world, including, and I went to Katmandu… Read More
Kind of a what do you know. Read More
Why and where are these zoos?… Read More
I’ve always admired the Bronx, because despite the zoo being in, maybe not the best neighborhood you could desire, they do all the things I think a zoo should do. I mean, they do great exhibits, innovative exhibits. I remember when Conway tried the fiberglass trees for the orangs and… Read More
They do a lot of these, I think that’s great. And I’ve enjoyed the zoo. And not because I know people from Brookfield and Lincoln park, but those are great zoos. I think Chicago is so unique because Brookfield is originally master-planned in somewhat the formal European garden style, and… Read More