Doc: Zoo Memories and Animal Stories

Doc: Zoo Memories and Animal Stories by Lee G Simmons, DMV. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781732200005.

Shark hunting in the Florida Keys. Catching diamondbacks during a spring norther in west Texas. Lassoing a 600-pound taper with the night watchman. Bribing a Vietnamese airline ticket agent to catch an important flight. These are just a few of many captivating stories in Zoo Memories and Animal Stories, care of Dr. Lee G. Simmons, longtime director of the world-renowned Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebr. Doc takes readers through an exciting, decades-long journey of animal care across 51 countries and Antarctica. Sharing stories in an easy-to-read manner, Simmons recounts his journey in the zoo world from his days as a young man in Arizona and Oklahoma on through an early job at the zoo in Columbus, Ohio, and then on to Omaha. Simmons also shares stories from his work with longtime colleague Dr. Ulysses S. Seal, including a scientific exchange in Russia the pair made at the height of the Cold War. In addition to zoo and animal stories, Doc includes a Simmons’ thoughts on zoo and aquarium design, a listing of Omaha zoo exhibits and expansions that he partook in, and his curriculum vitae, which lists his published academic papers.