zookeeper

Example Sentences

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“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

The university students' union leader, Abbas Akinremi, told Nigeria's Vanguard newspaper that the attack was caused by "human error" after the zookeeper had forgotten to lock the door after feeding.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2024

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