Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that gosintosthe collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo. $ M! ?/ M l* Z+ Y8 {. ^. Q
One of the questions that is always asked of me is __1__ I became an animal collector in the first __2__ .
. a0 P( y& H w% F6 YThe answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos.
( C9 {' E; T$ \2 e7 Z0 AAccording to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any __3__ was not the conventional “mamma” or “daddy”,__4__ the word “zoo”, which I would __5__over and over again with a shrill __6__ until someone, insgroupsto __7__ me up, would take me to the zoo. : G S0 A# k( W
When I __8__ a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great __9__ of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time __10__ the countryside in search of fresh specimens to __11__ to my collection of pets.__12__ on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student __13__ , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches,__14__ were not easy to keep at home. " q$ w5 {# x0 u& ^0 P# J. l* n/ O- O
When I left, I __15__ had enough money of my own to be able to __16__ my first trip and I have been going __17__ ever since then. 5 r. V' b1 k2 D9 W" |5 y8 e$ u! i3 L
Though a collector’s job is not an easy one and is full of __18__ ,it is certainly a job which will appeal __19__ all those who love animals and __20__ . 4 f, R( l3 E( l9 Z2 N) n
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