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Somebody sees a bat-eared fox running across the prairie: “My goodness, look at that, would you?… Read More

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Yeah. Bringing people here. They think you’re so smart, too. Read More

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And then, “oh my goodness, could we get some of those for our zoo?” And “yeah, we think we had probably could.” That helped you in your cultivation of money?… Read More

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Well, you’re smarter than they are, right?… Read More

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These were the African trips, right?… Read More

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Yeah, or whatever trips, overseas. Yeah, they’re a good way to promote a zoo and promote the growth of the zoo and the interest in having these animals that we’ve gone out and see them in the wild. Read More

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Or was it already there?… Read More

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Were there certain things that you tried to do to get them to be more committed to this zoo?… Read More

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I think so. Read More

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Well, I think the commitment was there but it’s just the ability to do anything with it or to it, getting the moneyed people together and totally organized. That was what we were talking earlier about, the zoo trips. They were great ones for getting people involved and seeing some… Read More

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Did it have good community support?… Read More

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Did the community care about their zoo in every place you were at?… Read More

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Well, you know what you’re looking for when you see it, so it’s kinda hard to say what exactly. You want somebody who can recognize the animals and what their needs are and the people to look after them. Read More

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It’s very important to have good animal keepers. Yes. Very. Did every zoo that you were at…… Read More

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What kinda people do you have?… Read More

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Or were you bringing them from outside?… Read More

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Well, I’d try to bring in people from inside, unless there was nobody available. Read More

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Were you looking for anything special in these people?… Read More

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Busch never did? No one?… Read More

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Well, not that I… Maybe after I left there, they might have, ’cause, actually, while I was there, there wasn’t that much going on that I can recall. You said you were able to hire people, for the most part, to help you do the job, except, when you were… Read More