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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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One of three Bangkok studios the “Alien: Earth” production occupied housed the zoo, mess hall and engineering room sets and their interconnecting corridors on a single stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

“I can promise that I will never work and/or participate in the zoo industry again,” the 34-year-old said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Head zoo keeper Lizzy Humphries is in charge of caring for the 100 animals at the zoo, and gives me a tour of their conservation successes.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Rodents and goats may not be so exciting as tigers and pandas - but this zoo wants to raise their profile.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

“I mean, her mother used to give rides in the zoo for years, till she got sick.”

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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