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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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A zoo has blamed a computer error after it advertised a "child predator tour" online to see its tigers and lions.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

The youngsters, estimated to be about one-and-a-half years old, appeared to be healthy and were being cared for at a zoo after their rescue, the ministry said in a statement.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

"First, a zoo of hadrons was discovered. Now, we're facing a zoo of so-called exotic states."

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

Although the zoo houses more than 14,000 animals, the keepers will only have time to measure and log the weight of about 400 creatures.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

“So if we went to the zoo, you’d pay for one of those little cones of birdseed and take it into the aviary to feed them?”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

While Nile crocodile eggs naturally incubate in underground nests in the wild, zoos typically hatch them in carefully controlled incubators, closely monitoring the temperature and humidity.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

"We work with zoos all around the world, particularly zoos in the rest of Europe, because we can't do it by ourselves."

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Members can now exchange their credits for tickets to Legoland, SeaWorld, Kennedy Space Center, some zoos and other attractions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The Huntington cultivates them on-site and has distributed many to botanic gardens and zoos across the country.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

“Technically dragons aren’t in zoos but on farms. In kindergarten, we’d visit the baby dragon farm and ride around on them.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas




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