zookeeper
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zookeepers
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"The idea is that the animals are going to make predictions about different matches that will be played," zookeeper Ivan Reynoso told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026
“It’s not as messy as ‘Tiger King’ was,” said Josh Webb, a zookeeper there from April to November of 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Everything begins to change for Camille when a new zookeeper, Sailor, arrives on the island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
“She’s become a bit of a national treasure,” one zookeeper said.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2025
At one o’clock Jan will come for half an hour to check on us poor forsaken souls, like a zookeeper.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
While zookeepers immediately found and recaptured Tango, Samba is still on the loose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The zoo previously said Punch initially struggled to bond with the other monkeys, with only the toy and zookeepers providing him company after he was abandoned by his mother.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
They invited over 30 experts from around the world who cared about caribou—including Indigenous peoples, academics, zookeepers, and reindeer experts from Finland—to independently review the evidence for each assumption.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
Once veterinarians give the 11-pound male fox a clean bill of health, zookeepers said they would be looking for a long-term home for the animal, which is said to be doing well.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
The pig was already dead—Calista said the zookeepers probably put him in frozen, like a giant pig pop—and that was a good thing for him, I bet, because he was getting swallowed.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
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