zookeeper

Example Sentences

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Everything begins to change for Camille when a new zookeeper, Sailor, arrives on the island.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

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

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025

He described the incident as unfortunate, while paying tribute to the deceased zookeeper as a "good and humble man, who attended to us nicely whenever we went to the zoo".

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2024

The “Tiger King” documentary was about Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as “Joe Exotic,” a former Oklahoma zookeeper.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2024

I won’t say that our zoo compared to the zoos of San Diego or Toronto or Berlin or Singapore, but you can’t keep a good zookeeper down.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel