“Our mom Suzi has been by his side for 53 years in every corner of the world.

Suzi has been Jack’s partner in crime since long before you began seeing her on TV.

), he worked seven days a week.

Jack Hanna and Suzi Egli

Suzi kept the family united by taking their kids to the zoo on Sundays.

Like her husband, Suzi’s happiest when outdoors.

And it’s a good thing, too.

Jack and Suzi Hanna with daughter

Because shortly after Jack and Suzi got married, they’d started their very own, at-home zoo.

Of course, he credits his pet donkey for his romance.

(That was hard no.)

It’s always been about animals for the two of them.