{"id":706,"date":"2017-04-06T05:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T05:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/?p=706"},"modified":"2017-05-25T07:59:22","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T07:59:22","slug":"father-tropa-fabled-cebu-city-zoo-man-spaceship-2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/father-tropa-fabled-cebu-city-zoo-man-spaceship-2000\/","title":{"rendered":"Father Tropa: The Fabled Cebu City \u2018Zoo Man\u2019 and His SpaceShip 2000"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you\u2019ve been in Cebu around the 60s through the 80s, you\u2019d most likely be familiar with the barefoot animal lover fondly called Father Tropa. I remember him as an elderly man walking around with his unmistakable grey-white beard hanging down from his face, somewhat drab bohemian clothes. He\u2019d typically accessorize his neck with one of the zoo snakes, which he\u2019d offer for people to hold and touch, convincing the less bold ones that snakes are actually gentle creatures.<\/p>\n
Our Beloved Zoo Man<\/strong><\/p>\n