St. Louis Magazine

DR. JEFFREY BONNER

the outgoing president and CEO of the Saint Louis Zoo, is going to miss his job—even the parts that smell bad. On humid summer days, when he walks through the penguin exhibit while wearing shorts and a T-shirt, the one-two punch of the chilly temperatures and curious odors is enough to make his skin tingle and his nostrils twitch. But Bonner has cherished

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