Jack Hanna Quotes

• I had a very famous trainer tell me once, ‘You can usually train a wild animal but never tame a wild animal, ever.’ They are always going to be wild, no matter what anybody says.

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• You know, having raised animals all my life for 50-something years, I would say that you know, I’m fascinated by cats.

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• The snow leopard is absolutely magnificent. It represents really what endangered species are all about.

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• The groundhogs are pretty good at eluding. If somebody is trying to come after a ground hog, they go and they burrow.

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• If I find myself afraid or scared, that means I’m doing the wrong thing.

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• I’ve been out all over the world tranquilizing animals.

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• Hogs and pigs are very intelligent.

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• Alligators and crocodiles are some of the most aggressive creatures on the planet – they’ll take down a boat if you come up to their nest.

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• A lot of cats are not that social.

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• A lion is called a ‘king of beasts’ obviously for a reason.

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• The most magnificent creature in the entire world, the tiger is.

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• Zoo animals are ambassadors for their cousins in the wild.

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• The world is the true classroom. The most rewarding and important type of learning is through experience, seeing something with our own eyes.

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• The most important thing is to preserve the world we live in. Unless people understand and learn about our world, habitats, and animals, they won’t understand that if we don’t protect those habitats, we’ll eventually destroy ourselves.

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Jack Hanna (14)

Birth:	2nd January, 1947
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Zookeeper

About

John Bushnell "Jack" Hanna was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. He is an American zookeeper who is the director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. He was director of the zoo from 1978 to 1992, and is viewed as largely responsible for elevating its quality and reputation. He studied at Muskingum University and Otterbein University.

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