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zoologist

[zoh-ol-uh-jist] / zoʊˈɒl ə dʒɪst /


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Contrary to what some may think, birds cannot always easily flee the dangers of war, zoologist Ewa Wegrzyn, from the Polish University of Rzeszow, said.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

Ms. Wimpenny, a British zoologist, aims to rehabilitate creepy-crawlies, predators and even, somewhat, real and presumed disease carriers.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

Among them was zoologist Peter Daszak, the president of EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit that managed government grants concerned with potential global pandemic threats.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2026

Desmond Morris, the zoologist, author, artist and television presenter, has died aged 98.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2026

“Imprinting on a zoologist, not the mama goose, because he was the first one they saw when they hatched.”

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

Until the 1960s, Ms. Horn writes, most zoologists had “studied only specimens on cold tables, or broken creatures in shackles or cages.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

This disconnect has fueled years of debate among zoologists and paleontologists.

From Science Daily Apr. 15, 2026

At this stage, co-authors Darya Krupenko and Aleksei Miroliubov, invertebrate zoologists at Saint Petersburg University, suspected this enigmatic conglomerate might be a parasite.

From Science Magazine Sep. 21, 2023

After years spent researching the chimpanzees, cognitive zoologists from the University of Lund have now suspended their co-operation with the zoo.

From BBC Dec. 16, 2022

Of interest to zoologists I can report the following: a tiger will not at first attack a shark out of water with its jaws but will rather strike at it with its forepaws.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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