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So you had brothers and sisters?… Read More

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I always lived either at home or I had an apartment with friends while I was at school. And learned a lot. Read More

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Yep, went to the University of Maryland. Read More

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And received a degree in?… Read More

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Animal science, and went to the School of Agriculture, because at the University of Maryland, most of the zoology department was related to Chesapeake Bay. So invertebrate zoology was the main thing there. And I figured if I wanted to work with live animals, animal science was a better choice. Read More

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So you knew the son and daughter of the director of the National Zoo?… Read More

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Yes. Right. Did… Weren’t great friends. I knew them and would talk to them, but, you know, I didn’t really ask them about it. So you graduate from high school. Mm-hmm. Read More

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And you move on to college?… Read More

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And were you encouraged by your high school teachers?… Read More

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Well, they thought I’d don’t outgrow it, probably. Read More

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Not particularly, I don’t remember. I don’t even remember talking to a guidance counselor at school. Read More

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You told your parents, “I wanna work in a zoo”?… Read More

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Yes. Read More

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And they said?… Read More

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When did you first start to think, “I might like to work in a zoo”?… Read More

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Oh, I decided I wanted to work in a zoo in high school. I went to Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School and Mark Reed was a year in front of me and I was in school with Alice Reed, his sister. And so, you know, learning about who were the children… Read More

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Well, back then, most of the buildings were the WPA buildings. And so I remember the artwork on the outside, the beautiful artwork on the old buildings that they’ve pretty much kept. Remember the old Elephant House, the small mammal house. Yeah, taking bread to feed the ducks at the… Read More

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Now were there any animals that you were drawn to or groups of animals that fascinated you?… Read More

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Not particularly, that I remember. Read More

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And when you were at the National Zoo as a visitor, what were your, you were still a young girl?… Read More