Interview 38268 – Caption Index: 6
What zoos did you see growing up and what impressions did they have? Did you have The truth?… Read More
What zoos did you see growing up and what impressions did they have? Did you have The truth?… Read More
I went to one zoo growing up that was the Indianapolis Zoo at the time, which has dramatically changed. That’s the only zoo I ever visited. So it, it were, there were a number of other people that influenced my interest in the profession. But no, I didn’t visit a… Read More
And of course at the time, that was something everyone did. So I grew up on a creek hunting, and you know, back then parents let you out of the house and out of their sight all day long. And it’s like they’d ring the bell and you should show… Read More
So I grew up with that desire to, to work with herpetology animals, snakes, turtles, that kind of stuff. Read More
My father Frank, was vice president of Hamilton Cosco, and he was vice president of production. Hamilton Cosco was a manufacturing company that did office furniture, baby furniture, things like that. It was, it was a fairly well known company at the time. My mother was a housewife, although she… Read More
First animal I remember was my mother’s Pomeranian, nastiest animal I’ve ever been around. Loved her. But that dog would chase me. But no, I’ve always been around it. And we grew up, Columbus was a small town at the time. There’s about 25,000 people in the town, but it… Read More
It’s Frank Williams, Ziegler, f William, or Bill, and I was born on September 16th, 1951 in Columbus, Indiana. Read More
Who were your parents? What did they do?… Read More
Thank you Rick Ry. I’m tired. Read More
’cause I, I work with them, you know, I love rhinos. I, I’ve been known to go in with my rhinos sometimes, but I can’t do that now that I’m a ZA. So I don’t, but I know I could if I in an emergency, you know, something like that. Read More
We talked about successes, but you learn way more from your mistakes. If you make big mistakes than you have several times, then you deserve to die. But, but, but if, but, but if you can. But if you, if, if, if you try something and it doesn’t work, I,… Read More
But, but I hope people realize that, you know, we made, i I made the decisions for the good of the organization, not for myself. I was unselfish in terms of, well, we’re all selfish, but I was less unselfish than most in terms of doing what was right for… Read More
I was too close with my animals, you know?… Read More
Don’t do it unless you can do it right and, you know, and, and, and spend the money you got. You gotta be able to spend the money. I always had, you know, even when I went to Houston from Disney, they said, you’re the Disney guy. We don’t have… Read More
Even when you’re a, a zoo director, you know, you’re talking to somebody that’s just coming into the field. I think that’s important. But I don’t know if people, they’re gonna remember me, if anything, probably for long neck matter. ’cause it’s the last thing I did and it’s, it… Read More
What your legacy, Dogmatic, arrogant little Italian guy I guess. But that, that’s what I came across with. I think on that last question. I think I like to be remembered as somebody that always had the time to talk to people. I, I made a lot of time, ’cause… Read More
Tell me what, how, how would you like to be remembered?… Read More
But, but you, but you, but it is, it’s, it’s a super commitment. Animals are not gonna go on your timetable. You have to be on their timetable. Read More
It’s changed quite a bit, obviously for the better. It’s got a long way to go. I may not be right. I mean this is Rick Ji’s opinion, but again, we have to take a much more active role in, in saving habitats in the wild. And sometimes I think… Read More
You can’t come into a zoo that’s got substandard or small exhibits or animals that are sleeping and not doing anything and look miserable all the time and say, yeah, but we’re giving millions of dollars to conservation. It doesn’t work that way. The first thing you have to look… Read More