Well, I grew up in South St. Louis, was a middle class family, probably lower middle class, in terms of wealth or whatever. But very close community, very much involved in the church and school, Catholic community. There was, almost all the people on the block were Catholic. We lived,… Read More
I have seven kids, which is phenomenal. And I would like to be remembered as a great mom and a great grandma. Okay, thank you, Dr. Barbara Baker. (Barbara laughs) Thank you. Read More
My legacy?… Read More
Your legacy?… Read More
How would you like to be remembered?… Read More
Who gets to be there when a stingray gives birth?… Read More
I mean, it’s just, there’s so many things. I can’t even begin to express how much fun I had. To have clouded leopards over Christmas. You’re taking care of clouded leopard cubs over Christmas, and bottle feeding ’em, and all the kids are there, and they’re inviting their friends over… Read More
It’s just phenomenal. Read More
Who gets to rescue elephants from Botswana?… Read More
Who gets to swim with the sharks?… Read More
What do I know about the profession?… Read More
Who gets to fly around and dart elephants out of a helicopter?… Read More
It’s a wonderful wonderful profession. I was blessed to be able to say that I’ve worked in zoos for 40 years. A, 40 years is unheard of. But B, to be able to have the opportunity to be blessed, to have had the opportunity to know the animals up close,… Read More
But you never see ’em displayed like that. We always display ’em, and they’re boring. They’re not interesting. And they’re so cool when they’re flying. Now you’ve been in this profession a long time. Mhm. Read More
What do you know about- How did that happen?… Read More
What do you know about the profession that you devoted so many years of your life to?… Read More
So it was always awful. The only thing we didn’t do well in that exhibit was we should have put in like 10 times the ventilation that we did, ’cause you can smell it. And we actually have a graphic that says, “What’s that smell?” And it’s because they’re fruit… Read More
A bat exhibit, of all things, right?… Read More
And it is so cool. Read More
The color of the rock compliments the color of the bear so well that you really see the bear. And we have seven different viewing windows on that exhibit, and an underground tunnel, so you can go under the water and see the polar bears. And one of my favorite… Read More