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Or was that just something that was part of what you remember?… Read More

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Or did you wanna be a fireman?… Read More

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(laughs) No, I didn’t wanna be a fireman. As I said, I was involved, in the very beginning, as a little punk, in zoos, and my mother was involved with the zoo, as well, so I enjoyed being introduced to the zoo animals, not knowing what I was getting into… Read More

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Or d’ya like birds?… Read More

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Well, I like ’em all, I guess, probably. I liked very much the large antelope. It always fascinated me. Beautiful animals. Read More

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And as you were growing up, did you think that you wanted to work in a zoo?… Read More

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I mean: were you a reptile guy?… Read More

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Did you have favorite animals?… Read More

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Or a mammal guy?… Read More

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Do you have pets as you were growing up?… Read More

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Yeah, I saw zoos. My mother and father were divorced when I was very young, but my mother was a zoo buff, so whenever was an opportunity, we went to the zoo or collected animals somewhere. Read More

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Oh yeah, anything that was loose, possums, raccoons, little ones, anything that one could incarcerate. Read More

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February 7th, 1933. So the first zoo you ever saw was Brookfield Zoo. Brookfield. Read More

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And as you were growing up, did you see other zoos?… Read More

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What was your birthday?… Read More

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It rubbed off. (laughs) And what was the date to the year?… Read More

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Brookfield, Illinois. Actually, I was born in Oak Park but delivered home, and it was a strange little thing. My father decided that I should go to the zoo on the way home in hospital when I was born, so I was delivered to the zoo, so I saw the… Read More

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Well, my name’s Robert Bean, Beveridge Bean. Strange middle name, but it’s the same as hers. What was the rest of… Born in Brookfield. Read More

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Brookfield, Illinois?… Read More

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I’m still learning about it. I mean, I’m not sure what that question means, except that it’s fitting an important niche in both veterinary medicine and zoos, because of the interest and the need. Read More