Interview 25868 – Caption Index: 225
Did you have to deal with the board of directors at Busch Gardens?… Read More
Did you have to deal with the board of directors at Busch Gardens?… Read More
Or there was a buffer?… Read More
Well, normally, in a private zoo, you’re gonna have people that’re compatible, because they’re, I would assume, answering to the big boss. Hopefully, all works out. If not, then just go. Public, it’s sometimes a little more difficult to rid yourself of people that’re a pain. Read More
What were the bad parts of working for a private zoo?… Read More
Spent a lotta money?… Read More
What would you say are the good parts of working at a private zoo and the bad parts?… Read More
Yeah, was about four years of putting together and building it and opening it up, and it didn’t do well, so you decided, “Well, we’ll just trash it.” And we spent $14 million on that thing and just trashed it. Read More
What was the question?… Read More
Yeah, what was the story there?… Read More
Well, because we had difference, Africa, and he wanted Asia. So we built a thing with orangs and all sorts of Asian animals. Read More
To big herds?… Read More
Yeah, well, they were in a mixed group, but they did it in Africa when they grouped up in their relatives. You were telling a story about the cost, that Busch wanted to have a facility in…… Read More
I think it was- Oh, Houston?… Read More
Okay, and at Busch Gardens, you devoted a lot of land hoofstock?… Read More
No, we didn’t. Read More
We had about 100 acres to hoof. Read More
No, I did not. Read More
Okay, do ya have ’em there?… Read More
Oh yeah, we had plenty of ’em. Read More
Were you trying to breed ’em?… Read More