Top 18 Quotes & Sayings by Jack Hanna

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American celebrity Jack Hanna.

Last updated on December 18, 2024.

Jack Bushnell Hanna is a retired American zookeeper and a former director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. "Jungle Jack" was director of the zoo from 1978 to 1992, and is viewed as largely responsible for elevating its quality and reputation. His media appearances, particularly with Johnny Carson, David Letterman, James Corden, Good Morning America, and Maury Povich have made him one of the most notable animal experts in the United States.

American - Celebrity | Born: January 2, 1947

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

Jack Hanna

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.

Jack Hanna

A lot of cats are not that social.

Jack Hanna

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.

Jack Hanna

Zoo animals are ambassadors for their cousins in the wild.

Jack Hanna

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.

Jack Hanna

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

Jack Hanna

Hogs and pigs are very intelligent.

Jack Hanna

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

Jack Hanna

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

Jack Hanna

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

Jack Hanna

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

Jack Hanna

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.

Jack Hanna

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

Jack Hanna

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

Jack Hanna

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

Jack Hanna

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.

Jack Hanna