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Beginning with an alligator in his back
yard…to vet school escapades...to taking care of General
Patton’s dog, Willie, and 2,000 carrier pigeons during
World War II…to being zoo doctor at Marlin Perkins’s
Lincoln Park Zoo, Les Fisher’s stories leading up to
his appointment as Zoo Director bring to life his early associations
with animals.
But in 1962 when Dr. Fisher was
placed in charge of Lincoln Park Zoo, the fun—and animal stories—really
began.
From caring for the world-famous lowland gorilla Bushman
to a succession of great, great apes, Dr. Fisher takes you
on a collecting trip to Cameroon and back to the zoo for
ape antics and escapes that are fun, poignant, entertaining,
and sometimes scary.
Share in Dr. Fisher’s safari adventures to
Africa and around the world …go with him to Sri Lanka
to get a baby elephant…have lunch with MacDonald’s
founder Ray Kroc…tour the Zoo with HRH Prince Philip
and other celebrities and find out how taking animals on
TV can be exciting…on and off camera.
This book has it all—and plenty
of laughs and one good “hare-raising tale” after
another.
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