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zoo

[zoo] / zu /
NOUN
parklike area in where animals are housed for exhibition
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NOUN
crowded, wild, and chaotic place
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Although it’s unclear exactly when she was born, specialists estimate that she was roughly 141 old, making her the oldest resident of the zoo.

From Los Angeles Times

“That attrition is a marker for how difficult and time-consuming the program is,” said Mara Rodriguez, the zoo’s development coordinator.

From Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Zoo has announced the birth of a baby boy Bornean orangutan, the first such primate baby at the zoo in almost 15 years.

From Los Angeles Times

The zoo initially gained a profile as the setting to a reality television programme that starred its founder, Craig Busch, who was known as the "Lion Man".

From BBC

There were no realistic options for re-homing them at other New Zealand zoos.

From Barron's