Comments on: Helen Martini and Her Bronx Zoo Family https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2015/06/04/tbt-helen-martini-and-her-bronx-zoo-family-panther-cub-baby/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tbt-helen-martini-and-her-bronx-zoo-family-panther-cub-baby An Eye on Wildlife Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:22:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: cheryl f https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2015/06/04/tbt-helen-martini-and-her-bronx-zoo-family-panther-cub-baby/#comment-95728 Mon, 02 Jan 2023 04:03:50 +0000 http://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=1250#comment-95728 the librarian gave this book to me to read after having a hard time being able to concentrate on my reading skills way back in the early 60’s – this led to a lifetime of reading which i still do to this day – i was enthralled with being able to raise the zoo animals like she did – wish it would be reintroduced so more generations could read it

]]> By: Ethan Ellenberg https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2015/06/04/tbt-helen-martini-and-her-bronx-zoo-family-panther-cub-baby/#comment-77006 Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:59:13 +0000 http://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=1250#comment-77006 Hi @Hemmingsen,

My name is Ethan Ellenberg – I’m a long-time agent based in New York and I am interested in trying to re-publish “My Zoo Family.” Are you one of Helen’s heirs or would you be able to put me in touch with one of them? I think the book has wonderful potential to reach a new audience.

You can reach me at ethan AT ethanellenberg DOT com

Thanks for considering.

]]> By: Hemmingsen https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2015/06/04/tbt-helen-martini-and-her-bronx-zoo-family-panther-cub-baby/#comment-71744 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:26:08 +0000 http://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=1250#comment-71744 I’m just reading the book for the first time, even though, since Helen was my mother’s cousin-through-marriage to Cousin Fred, the book has been kicking around my family for 65 years. I don’t remember meeting her, although I’m sure I did when I was very little, Italian cousin relationships being what they are. I didn’t realize how famous she was. I suppose that today she would catch hell for what she did. I always tell people, even before reading this book, that I would guess that most animals live longer and healthier (with the possible exception of breeding) than the would in their natural habitats. Ain’t life full of trade-offs?

]]> By: Lyn McConchie https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2015/06/04/tbt-helen-martini-and-her-bronx-zoo-family-panther-cub-baby/#comment-62385 Tue, 23 Oct 2018 20:38:04 +0000 http://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=1250#comment-62385 I bought My Zoo Family back in 1965 and still have it, re-reading the book every 5-7 years. It’s a great books and I only wish I could have told the author how much I enjoyed it.

]]> By: Kevin Deal https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2015/06/04/tbt-helen-martini-and-her-bronx-zoo-family-panther-cub-baby/#comment-32477 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 18:42:59 +0000 http://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=1250#comment-32477 Here book was one of my favorite reads as a teen. Read it over and over. This was throughout the 70’s. I’m glad I can help the WCS!

]]> By: Happy Birthday, Helen Martini! | WCS Archives Blog https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2015/06/04/tbt-helen-martini-and-her-bronx-zoo-family-panther-cub-baby/#comment-21818 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 14:22:52 +0000 http://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=1250#comment-21818 […] Today marks what would have been Helen Martini’s 103rd birthday. For more on her and on this great photo, check out WCS’s Photo Blog, Wild View. […]

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