A Burning Desire
Damian Aspinall said, “You have to understand that when he died, there was no money in the bank and these parks were losing £4m a year. Now we have to find £10m a year. I can see why the other family members didn’t want to be involved. My brother and sister had no interest in animals, but I was compelled to do it.”
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Raising Gorillas
When he was a young boy, he helped raise a number of gorillas. He had a bond with them and considered them to be his own kids. There were two male gorillas he was close with. He said, “Both of the gorillas were planned to be moved back into the wild in a protected habitat.”