Wes Mannion
Wes Mannion Trivia
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Trivia
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Wes attended Steve's memorial service at "Australia zoo" where he paid a moving tribute to his friend.
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Wes is known for his practical jokes, and is often found joking around at the Australia zoo with the staff.
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Wes was once married to Tara Mannion who also worked for the Australia zoo.
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Wes' wife Jodie Chapman Mannion is a mammal expert and works for the Australia zoo.
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Wes was married to Jodie on May 29th 2004.
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Wes really wants to catch a king cobra; he has never seen one in the wild so he would love to catch one at some point though he claims he would not bring it home to Australia zoo. Instead he would release it into the wild again since that is where it belongs.
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Wes believes the best way to help animals is to educate people about them, so they don't kill them out of fear but learn to appreciate them.
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Wes only wears long pants when he visits Arizona, USA to catch rattlesnakes - even on cold days in Australia he wears shorts because that is the way he was brought up in Australia.
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If Wes ever has to move out of Australia he would move to Texas or Arizona in the USA because they have the most rattlesnakes in the world and Wes loves them.
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Wes was offered a place at university when he was younger, but Steve's dad Bob gave him the chance to work full time at the zoo and Wes jumped at the opportunity, claiming to have never looked back since.
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The scariest thing that has ever happened to Wes was when a crocodile named Graham bit him as Wes was trying to clean out the enclosure - lucky Steve was there to help him out of the situation!
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Wes discovered his love of reptiles when he was very young, in the dense jungles that surrounded his family home in Malaysia where his father was stationed as a member of the Royal Australian Air Force.
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Wes' favourite time of the day when he's at work at the Australia Zoo, is when he gets to have some alone time with the animals and just sit back and enjoy a good cup of tea while enjoying the quietness at the zoo.
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Wes met Steve when he was 15 and they have been best mates ever since.
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Quotes
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Wes Mannion (When asked if he could ever be the next crocodile hunter): I don't think I could ever fill that void. No, I won't be the next Steve - no one can be.
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Wes Mannion (Talking about when Steve first met Terri): Yeah, he went more goofy than I've ever seen him. You know, Steve isn't the sort of guy to go goofy, but he certainly got quiet and headed off into the bush per se.
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Wes Mannion (About being bitten by Graham the crocodile, the incident happened when Wes and Steve was cleaning out the fence line after big flood at the zoo.): It wasn't Graham's fault, by the way. He was doing what comes natural. He was with his girl. She probably went, "Go on, Graham, kill him." So he's gone, "OK, honey," and gone over. So, he just drilled me into the fence. I looked down like that and went, "Oh, no, I'm done." Waist-deep water and a 12ft croc hanging off your backside. I ripped free, and I'll never forget it. He came over the top of me, was about to grab me, and luckily I had Steve with me. If you're gonna have anyone with you when grabbed by a croc, Steve's it. He jumped on the back end of the croc. Gave me time to get out. If he hadn't have been there I wouldn't be here now.
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Wes Mannion: As a youngster I was obsessed with snakes, and I learnt there was a place called the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park. I was there every weekend and after school and whenever I could get to the zoo. The zoo was my life, and it's been the same ever since.
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Wes Mannion: I always think about the zoo (Australia zoo) even on my day of I think about what is going on, my life revolves around the zoo that is just who I am, I can't help it, I can't help thinking about the zoo.
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