“Every animal has a particular purpose on the planet. We may not like some of those purposes, but they're all necessary for us to exist.”

—  Jack Hanna

Source: Jack Hanna Interview: Inside the Mind and Heart of the Animal Kingdom's Best Friend https://smashinginterviews.com/interviews/newsmakers/jack-hanna-interview-inside-the-mind-and-heart-of-the-animal-kingdoms-best-friend (4 May 2014)

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