Dec 24, 2017 · When Benjamin Mee first saw Dartmoor Zoo, his wife Katherine was suffering with a rare form of brain cancer and they had two small children. Despite this, the young couple were convinced...

Dec 11, 2023 · Katherine’s death is not the only deviation from reality in the film. In real life, Mee didn’t have a relationship with his zookeeper, contrary to the protagonist’s romantic connection with Scarlett Johansson’s Kelly Foster.

Dec 20, 2011 · How did the Mee family end up with four tigers, two lions, three bears, three wolves and meerkats? It all started with Benjamin’s wife, Katherine Mee. Katherine’s brain cancer was in...

Dec 13, 2023 · Benjamin Mee and Katherine Carnegie discovered that the latter was suffering from cancer in 2004, the year they got married. After a series of headaches, Katherine went to see a doctor to get treatment for migraine but an MRI scan found a “big black ball-shaped shadow” on her brain.

Benjamin Mee has been grieving the loss of his wife, Katherine, for seven months. When his 14-year-old son Dylan is expelled from school, Benjamin realizes that the family's current situation is not working, they are all grieving, and everything around them reminds them of Katherine.

Dec 12, 2023 · His dream materialized on July 7, 2007, with signs Katherine, a graphic designer, conceived for her husband before her death. After re-opening Dartmoor Zoo, Benjamin Mee committed himself to sharing his inspiring story with the world.

Jun 18, 2012 · Benjamin Mee’s life has been made into a Hollywood movie starring Matt Damon — but the true story is no fairy tale. Here, Benjamin discusses what it’s really like to live at a zoo and how he coped with the devastating loss of his wife.

Dec 21, 2011 · When the family moved into the zoo, Mee’s wife Katherine had been in remission from a brain tumor found two years earlier. They knew it was possible it would come back, and just after Christmas...