Yeah, we actually, at that time, the Lincoln Park Zoo vets also handled the Shedd Aquarium. And so for several years, the two years that I was there, actually, we would go down to the Shedd Aquarium and work on any of their animals, particularly their mammals. They had a… Read More
So a lot of times Dr. Fisher would not be happy about the fact that he hadn’t been notified. And yet, we hadn’t even been notified yet that the animal was dead. I remember a snow leopard had died, and Coca-Cola Bob wandered on the grounds early in the morning… Read More
Well, we didn’t know. It was fun. Coca-Cola Bob was a hoot. Read More
And the staff wasn’t in yet, everybody wasn’t in yet, and here comes Dr. Fisher, and he knows, and we got a dressing down about that because, why didn’t he know?… Read More
I’m trying to remember. The fellow that was always on the grounds, walking around, a public person. Read More
And he would tell doctor, who was it?… Read More
Coca-Cola Bob. Coca-Cola Bob. Coca-Cola Bob got me in trouble once, ’cause Coca-Cola Bob walks on the grounds in the morning once the gate’s opened, and they opened early, because we had deliveries coming and all that kind of stuff. And Coca-Cola Bob was this fellow who was certainly challenged,… Read More
Did he tell you about it, the things you didn’t know from a senior person?… Read More
And we had this fellow, what was his name?… Read More
Oh, he was absolutely one of the people that I consider to be a mentor. He was very present. You think of the director today, and a lot of the directors today kinda are in the office and they’re not out on the grounds like they used to be. But… Read More
(Barbara laughs) So he was a lot of fun. I love Dr. Fisher. Read More
We’re not really sure.” You know what, we weighed the pluses, and the strengths, and the weaknesses, and so where did we land?… Read More
Did he give you any insights, as a senior veterinarian and a director, into the zoo veterinary profession?… Read More
Oh, yeah. I had a lot of dealings with Dr. Fisher. It was great fun to sit in on the meetings with Dr. Fisher. He was always weighing the strengths and weaknesses, the pluses and the minuses. Read More
And he was so much fun, because we would come out of a meeting and we’d all meet in the hallway afterwards and go, “So did he say yes or no?… Read More
Like, no ma’am, we’re not letting you out in the Bronx, not at after dark. Little female, long blonde hair, no way. And so they made you stay. The Lincoln Park Zoo is a smaller facility, but it’s wide open and it’s in the middle of the city. So I… Read More
And in today’s world, Lincoln Park would not be considered small zoo. I’m not calling it a small zoo at all. It was just a very different dynamic. So you mentioned the director who was a veterinarian also, Dr. Lester Fisher. Dr. Lester Fisher. Read More
Did you have dealings with him when you were at Lincoln Park?… Read More
And how was Lincoln Park different than the Bronx that you had come from?… Read More
Oh, well, Lincoln Park, the Bronx is one of my favorite zoos, honest to god, one of my favorite zoos. It’s this incredible oasis in the middle of the Bronx, and especially the Bronx back then. The Bronx is better now, but back then they wouldn’t let you leave the… Read More