Jack Hanna

“Wild animals are just as confused as people are now. You've got toxins in the water, oil, sewage, all sorts of things.”

“A lot of cats are not that social.”

“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 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.”

“Hogs and pigs are very intelligent.”

“The best thing to do is just leave them alone. Alligators want to be away from you just as much as you want to be away from them.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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