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Born in Carthage, Missouri , he began his zoological career as a laborer at the Zoo in St. Louis, Missouri . He rose through the ranks, becoming the Reptile curator in 1928 . Perkins served as directors of the New York Zoo in Buffalo, New York and the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois , then returned to the Saint Louis Zoological Park as director in 1962 . Perkins joined Sir Edmund Hillary as the zoologist for one of Hillary's Himalaya expeditions in 1960 to search for the legendary Yeti . He became host of ''Wild Kingdom'' on its debut in 1963 . Through his fame on television, he became an advocate for the protection of Endangered Species . He retired from zookeeping in 1970 . Perkins died of cancer in 1986. In 1990 he was inducted into the St. Louis Walk Of Fame . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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