“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 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.”

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

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

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

“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 most magnificent creature in the entire world, the tiger is.”

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

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

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

“Zoo animals are ambassadors for their cousins in the wild.”