zookeeper
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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
The person can then be seen being led out by a zookeeper.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
“She’s become a bit of a national treasure,” one zookeeper said.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2025
I won’t say that our zoo compared to the zoos of San Diego or Toronto or Berlin or Singapore, but you can’t keep a good zookeeper down.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Five days after Samba’s escape, around dawn, a team of 20 zookeepers descended on a bush in the local woods, following a sighting.
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
Six-month-old Punch became an internet sensation after footage of him clinging forlornly to zookeepers and dragging around a stuffed orangutan toy were widely shared on X.
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
However, all writers about them, from Romans to modern zookeepers, decry their irascible temper and their nasty habit of biting people.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
