zookeeper
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zookeepers
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"It's clear who won!" one zookeeper exclaimed excitedly.
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
“She’s become a bit of a national treasure,” one zookeeper said.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2025
Anticipating the birth of Moo Deng, zookeeper Atthapon Nundee sensed an opportunity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024
“He’s a zookeeper threatened with death. Why would he lie?”
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
While zookeepers immediately found and recaptured Tango, Samba is still on the loose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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
Earlier this month, Punch's situation began looking up when zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo, near Tokyo, posted that he was gradually integrating with a troop of monkeys -- "playfully poking others and getting scolded".
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
His death was mourned by zookeepers and visitors alike, and possibly also Denny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025
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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