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When you were at Benson’s you were going on safari?… Read More

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Did you start doing continuation of your safari there?… Read More

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Well, they gave me an opportunity to deal with several kinds of animals, like tigers and fishers and porcupines and then also elephant and camels and monkeys. Read More

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Did you start doing, research or conservation?… Read More

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Now, Benson’s has been called your zoological laboratory, what does that mean?… Read More

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You had people cleaning the exhibits. Well, I had to do budgets, I didn’t clean unless I had to. You had a staff, quite big staff. I had animal staff A lot of college students. I had a veterinarian I worked with. Read More

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What did you have to do daily?… Read More

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When you took the job as director of the zoo, what were your day to day responsibilities?… Read More

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It was a very old park. Mr. Benson, this is where a lot of the circus people came to train their animals, there was a big area there for elephants and covered rondovals for working horses and things like that. Mr. Benson had this private zoo and he had Colosus,… Read More

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Tell me about the park, what did you find?… Read More

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So your family was happy to move?… Read More

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Yeah. We had never owned a home, and that was something very attractive because he was going to give you a home. Part of the salary was a gift of the home upfront, not working it off or anything. It was upfront, this is your home, here’s the title. And… Read More

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And this gentleman purchased it and you went there and then he said, stay on and work for me?… Read More

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Oldest animal park in the United States. Read More

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Went before this gentleman owned it, correct?… Read More

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Arthur Provinca from Queen Zoological Associates wanted you to come and let him know the value of what he had, the value of the animals, his assets. He was buying this park or had purchased this park, and that’s why he wanted you there. You went there on a contract… Read More

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Who asked you to be there?… Read More

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I remember. Read More

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How did that come about then?… Read More