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Family of famed zookeeper Jack Hanna says he doesn't know he has Alzheimer's

The family of animal TV show host Jack Hanna says that the renowned celebrity zookeeper doesn't know he has Alzheimer's disease. The leading animal conservationist "lived in fear the public would find out" about his degenerative memory loss after he was diagnosed with dementia in October 2019, but the family went public two years ago as pressure mounted for him to comment on the embattled ...
Zookeeper Jack Hanna, left, and singer Debbie Gibson appear onstage at the 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 23, 2012, in Beverly Hills, California.

The family of animal TV show host Jack Hanna says that the renowned celebrity zookeeper doesn't know he has Alzheimer's disease.

The leading animal conservationist "lived in fear the public would find out" about his degenerative memory loss after he was diagnosed with dementia in October 2019, but the family went public two years ago as pressure mounted for him to comment on the embattled Columbus Zoo, of which he was director from 1978 to 1992 and for which he served as a

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