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And you said his wife kinda ran the zoo?… Read More

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Was he still there when you came to the zoo?… Read More

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Any Ivo stories you wanna tell me?… Read More

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(Robert laughs) All I know is… I’m trying to think of… Ivo used to have… He raised tayras. You know what tayra is. I don’t know what he… But his wife loved the tayras, and she had ’em running around the house, but they were driving Ivo crazy because he’d… Read More

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No, Ivo Poglyan was there, Ivo and his wife. Read More

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Yeah, he was known in the zoo field. Read More

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Did you know them before you got there?… Read More

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I lost my mind. (chuckles) (Mark chuckles) To go to Louisville?… Read More

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Was that again- No, Louisville was a wonderful place, and I don’t really know how I got involved in Louisville. Read More

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You weren’t the first director?… Read More

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Then Busch Gardens, you left them, and you went on to the Louisville Zoo?… Read More

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Yeah. Read More

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And how did you make that decision to go from Busch Gardens, where you had all of this money and all of this responsibility?… Read More

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What’d you have to be aware of?… Read More

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Crocodiles? Or alligators?… Read More

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Well, alligators and crocodile, mostly alligators, but no, it was just capturing them, getting them, ’cause they’re a very powerful animal, actually, but the capture. Then we brought them up to Tampa. Put ’em in our lakes and ponds there to control the aquatic grasses and things. You musta been… Read More

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Yeah, occasionally. Read More

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Overseas?… Read More

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I guess one of the most interesting ones that I had was trapping manatees down the Everglades, going out at night. Tell me about it. Just capturing them. Fun and games. Kinda scary in a way. Read More

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Just their philosophy about… One would seem like it was to promote a product, Busch, and the other was- what the whole thing was about, promoting a product. And now, it’s a Belgian company. Busch doesn’t even own it anymore. Read More