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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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Dozens of critically endangered tortoises were sent by a German commercial breeder to a defunct zoo in Togo, then to Belgium before arriving in India.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Earlier this week, the president shared footage featuring the last moments of a man who was killed by a tiger in a U.K. zoo.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

The holes reminded 4-year-old Uri of a hippo he’d seen at the zoo, which opened its maw “like a deep cave” to reveal enormous teeth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

ZSL said no other zoo or institution was known to keep the species.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

In my jeans pocket, I carry pictures: Nessa, smiling, at a Jersey dance camp; DeShon, with headphones, cleaning reptile cages at a zoo.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Under China’s arrangements with foreign zoos, offspring are considered to be China’s and eventually returned to China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

He has also been fascinated by reptiles for most of his life and has long supported zoos, museums, and natural history.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Several British zoos are setting up so-called ark populations of the glutinous snail, one of Europe's rarest species, using creatures bred in a back garden in Ceredigion.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The sanctuary’s mission is to conserve and protect the world’s wild cat populations and, sometimes, in partnership with zoos and other humane wildlife facilities, it breeds certain species.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Eventually they can learn, but it takes a long time and most zoos won’t take them.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall


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