Jack Hanna
Jack Hanna
John Bushnell "Jack" Hannais an American zookeeper who is the Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. He was Director of the zoo from 1973 to 1993, and is viewed as largely responsible for elevating its quality and reputation. His media appearances, particularly with Johnny Carson, David Letterman, and Maury Povich have made him one of the most notable animal experts in the United States. Hanna, nicknamed "Jungle Jack", is known for his khaki safari outfit and deep tan...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth2 January 1947
CityKnoxville, TN
CountryUnited States of America
The most magnificent creature in the entire world, the tiger is.
I've been out all over the world tranquilizing animals.
The world is the true classroom. The most rewarding and important type of learning is through experience, seeing something with our own eyes.
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.
I cannot think of a better way to communicate my New Year's wishes and Rain Bird's important environmental messages to the Parade's worldwide audience. The koala is one of the world's most charismatic and popular animals, but the rapid destruction of its native environment has resulted in a decline in the wild koala population. It is imperative that education and conservation efforts continue to be implemented to protect koalas in the wild and ensure their survival.
We have a little armadillo named David now. It's a true story - they bred right on his desk.
We can't forget Pearl Harbor, but I'm afraid that we might. At one time we had some young people from some of the schools helping us out with the ceremony, and they didn't even know what Pearl Harbor was. That's so sad.
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.
It's a close-knit sport, a family sport. That's why being here this weekend is special. This family - McCormick - is pretty legendary.
They knew people so well. They communicated so well. They understood politics, especially patronage politics.
The buck has to stop here - from what I've seen, the new elephant exhibit is phenomenal.
I must say that in the last 20 years, I don't know of one zoo visitor that has been killed or maimed that bad by an animal in the zoo. Obviously, as zookeepers, our job tends to be dangerous at times.
Wild animals are just as confused as people are now. You've got toxins in the water, oil, sewage, all sorts of things.
Zoo animals are ambassadors for their cousins in the wild.