Jack Hanna Quotations

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.

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.

We have a little armadillo named David now. It's a true story - they bred right on his desk.

The buck has to stop here - from what I've seen, the new elephant exhibit is phenomenal.

They knew people so well. They communicated so well. They understood politics, especially patronage politics.

It's a close-knit sport, a family sport. That's why being here this weekend is special. This family - McCormick - is pretty legendary.

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.

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

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.

A lion is called a 'king of beasts' obviously for a reason.

A lot of cats are not that social.

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.

Hogs and pigs are very intelligent.

I've been out all over the world tranquilizing animals.

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

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

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

I don't necessarily agree that all animals are unpredictable. The more you know about an animal, the more you can work with it safely.

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.

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

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.

The L.A. Zoo is a respected institution, the general manager is highly thought of, the L.A. Zoo is one of the top zoos in the world,