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So the philosophies were different from the private zoo that you worked at and the public zoos you’ve worked at?… Read More

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If it was a project he was interested in, he’d wanna make sure that it was gonna be funded properly and wanna know if I asked for enough money: “Do you need more money, then?… Read More

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No, there was the board. The board met. I had a group of… They weren’t board members; I dunno what their positions would be; but did answer to the board, and that’s usually who we went through to get permission to address the board for whatever we might need. And… Read More

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I think I can handle it. Just lemme know if you need more money,” sorta begging you to take money. Read More

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Did you have to deal with the board of directors at Busch Gardens?… Read More

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Or there was a buffer?… Read More

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I don’t know. I don’t recall having bad spots. Read More

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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

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What were the bad parts of working for a private zoo?… Read More

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Spent a lotta money?… Read More

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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

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What would you say are the good parts of working at a private zoo and the bad parts?… Read More

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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

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Yeah, what was the story there?… Read More

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What was the question?… Read More

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To big herds?… Read More

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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

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I think it was- Oh, Houston?… Read More

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Okay, and at Busch Gardens, you devoted a lot of land hoofstock?… Read More

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No, we didn’t. Read More