Jack Hanna

Jack Hanna is an American zookeeper and wildlife advocate best known for his television appearances bringing exotic animals to talk shows, particularly Late Night with David Letterman.

He served as director of the Columbus Zoo and hosted several wildlife programs.

His folksy enthusiasm made him a recognizable face of animal education from the 1980s onward: The guest brought a baby tiger like something out of Jack Hanna.

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baby animals · safari · television · khaki · elephant · gorilla · conservation · zookeeper · exotic · big cats · jungle · habitat · tiger · expedition · CBS · endangered · giraffe · animal encounter

Opposites
stance toward wildlife in captivity

Jack HannaPETA

Animal welfare advocacy group

approach to human-animal interaction

Jack HannaJane Goodall

British primatologist, Gombe pioneer

Dian Fossey

animal media presentation style

Jack HannaDavid Attenborough

Werner Herzog · Jacques Cousteau

Family

Jack, Hanna, jacks, jackknife, jackpot, hijack, blackjack, flapjack

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G