Diane Ackerman gave great detail in this book. She gives the reader an inside track on what life was like during the war. Jan and Antonia Zabinski shared a love for one another, animals, family, and their friends. War was an everyday norm for the two. Jan was a zookeeper and Antonia was a very strong charming woman.
Jan used the zoo to their advantage and had he not they probably would have been a casualty. He convinces Heck to let him use the zoo as a pig farm to feed German soldiers. Jan, he was a master planner and a good manipulator. He even found a way to poison some of the German soldiers during that time. Later the zoo proved useful as a fur farm.
The Zabinski's used these situations to their advantage. They hid people in plain sight
Jan used the zoo to their advantage and had he not they probably would have been a casualty. He convinces Heck to let him use the zoo as a pig farm to feed German soldiers. Jan, he was a master planner and a good manipulator. He even found a way to poison some of the German soldiers during that time. Later the zoo proved useful as a fur farm.
The Zabinski's used these situations to their advantage. They hid people in plain sight