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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

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Jack Hanna
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: January 2
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Knoxville
Tennessee
Jack Bushnell Hanna
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The most magnificent creature in the entire world, the tiger is.
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The world is the true classroom. The most rewarding and important type of learning is through experience, seeing something with our own eyes.
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