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Frank Buck Zoo

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Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
Phone:
+1 940-668-4539

Hours:
Sunday9am - 5pm
Monday9am - 5pm
Tuesday9am - 5pm
Wednesday9am - 5pm
Thursday9am - 5pm
Friday9am - 5pm
Saturday9am - 5pm


Frank Howard Buck was an American hunter, animal collector, and author, as well as a film actor, director, and producer. Beginning in the 1910s he made many expeditions into Asia for the purpose of hunting and collecting exotic animals, bringing over 100,000 live specimens back to the United States and elsewhere for zoos and circuses and earning a reputation as an adventurer. He co-authored seven books chronicling or based on his expeditions, beginning with 1930's Bring 'Em Back Alive, which became a bestseller. Between 1932 and 1943 he starred in seven adventure films based on his exploits, most of which featured staged fights to the death with various wild beasts. He was also briefly a director of the San Diego Zoo, displayed wild animals at the 1933–34 Century of Progress exhibition and 1939 New York World's Fair, toured with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and co-authored an autobiography, 1941's All in a Lifetime. The Frank Buck Zoo in Buck's hometown of Gainesville, Texas is named after him.
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