Hanna’s daughters first revealed his diagnosis on the Columbus Zoo Facebook page in April of 2021. At the time, the zoo said in part, “We are saddened by the latest news of Jungle Jack’s ...

Jack Hanna and his family are in the midst of a “long goodbye.” The former zookeeper, beloved animal expert and television personality is now living with advanced Alzheimer’s disease, which ...

Famed zookeeper Jack Hanna’s family has opened up about his condition and life away from Hollywood. The retired animal conservationist has been facing a health battle that forced him to take a ...

Hanna was officially diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2019, and retired from the zoo in 2020, shortly after his final stage performance with animals. "He would have worked until the day he died.

“While Dad/Jack is still mobile, his mind fails him, the light in his eyes has dimmed, and we miss who he was each and every moment of the day,” a note on Hanna’s social media pages posted ...

Jungle Jack: Columbus Zoo's Jack Hanna plans to retire at age 73 The zoo has set up a green mailbox within its guest relations office at its front entrance where "notes of love and support to Jack ...

Jack Hanna poses with a penguin as he arrives at Safe Kids Day at Smashbox Studios on Sunday, April 24, 2016, in Culver City, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) ...