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

“She’s become a bit of a national treasure,” one zookeeper said.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025

"He is such a lovely animal. He is unique. I've been a zookeeper for 15 years and there is no one else like him," he said.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2024

It was during this era that Maurice Rodrigues, then a part-time zookeeper at the Bronx Zoo, first encountered Goode.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2024

Maniac had at last gone to tell someone, the zookeeper, and from then on he pretty much stayed out of the way.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli