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And the right doors seem to be opening already — shortly after her paper was published, Martin received an email from a zookeeper who offered to collaborate.
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
Within a week, the zookeeper, Lynne Hafner, had gone from nest to nest to select the fittest ones.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Bonus: It's voiced by beloved Australian conservationist and zookeeper Bindi Irwin.
—Cai Cramer, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Brecht’s graduate student, Lena Kaufmann, noticed Mary’s hose use while studying other types of behavior in the zoo’s elephants; the zookeepers told her Mary did this frequently.
—Bysara Reardon, science.org, 8 Nov. 2024
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
Within a week, the zookeeper, Lynne Hafner, had gone from nest to nest to select the fittest ones.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Bonus: It's voiced by beloved Australian conservationist and zookeeper Bindi Irwin.
—Cai Cramer, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Brecht’s graduate student, Lena Kaufmann, noticed Mary’s hose use while studying other types of behavior in the zoo’s elephants; the zookeepers told her Mary did this frequently.
—Bysara Reardon, science.org, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Zookeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zookeeper. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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zookeeper
noun
zoo·keep·er
-ˌkē-pər 
: a person who keeps or cares for animals in a zoo
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