We always went to the zoo, St. Louis Zoo, at least twice a year. My parents didn’t even own a car. We would get on the bus and ride to the zoo. At that time, the zoo’s in Forest Park. We would get off the bus with our jug of… Read More
My father was a painter, he worked for Monsanto Chemical Company, painted buildings and pipes and so forth in the chemical plant, and my mother was a homemaker. And you mentioned the zoo. Read More
What did your parents do?… Read More
And what was your childhood like growing up?… Read More
I’m Bill Boever, or William Joseph Boever, born in St. Louis, December 27th, 1944. Read More
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
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
Who gets to be there when a stingray gives birth?… 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
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
What do I know about the profession?… Read More
Who gets to fly around and dart elephants out of a helicopter?… 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