How to Use zookeeper in a Sentence

zookeeper

noun

• The zookeeper was walking on the same path, the zoo said.
  — Wilson Wong, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2021
• By the time the polish had worn off, the zookeepers knew who is who.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2020
• The zookeeper, Rosa King, 34, had worked there for 14 years.
  — Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic, 30 May 2017
• The two names with the most votes will be used, though zookeepers will choose which cub gets which name.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
• Now, more than 60 zoos around the world are working to preserve the species, zookeepers said.
  — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 22 July 2024
• The zookeeper suffered burns to about 20 percent of his body.
  — Tiffini Theisen, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 Apr. 2017
• Guay said Amos is sassy and spends much of his time hissing at zookeepers.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2018
• The births of the three babies were possible because a zookeeper was at the right place at the right time, the zoo said.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2023
• Because the window is so short, zookeepers have to be ready.
  — Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2019
• Dave White, a zookeeper at Chester Zoo, in England, points up to the mother perched on a branch and beams with pride.
  — Nell Lewis; Video By Sandy Thin, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
• Watch the video above to see the sweet teaching moment between Zoe and her zookeeper.
  — Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
• Perhaps the most memorable case was at the Palm Beach Zoo in 2016, when a tiger killed a zookeeper.
  — al, 2 Nov. 2020
• Three zookeepers secured the gates and tried to lure the tiger away from the Hayden-Ortega with meat.
  — Washington Post, 7 June 2019
• Then one day, the zookeeper, Warren Thomas, saw something on the floor of Millie’s cage.
  — Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 17 Jan. 2017
• In 1941, with Nazi bombs shattering Belfast, a young zookeeper rushed to save the elephant in her charge.
  — New York Times, 12 May 2021
• That can mean the zookeepers take on a little more stress to reduce the heat stress of their animals.
  — Joan Meiners, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
• In a video posted Jan. 5 on the zoo's Facebook page, a zookeeper passes out fish treats as the penguins each step on the scale.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2018
• Over two decades, the zookeeper had built a menagerie on a 16-acre spread off the interstate in Oklahoma.
  — oregonlive.com, 13 July 2019
• At one point, a zookeeper sat down with Chichi near a park in hopes of persuading her to return.
  — Lyric Li, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022
• The zookeeper was kept at a hospital overnight and released.
  — Fox News, 26 June 2019
• Then, listen to zookeeper chats, splash in the Water Play Park and watch the elephants get their daily bath.
  — Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 8 June 2022
• There will be zookeeper talks at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., and a World of Birds show featuring Cape vultures at noon.
  — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
• The animals need to be sedated in order for the zookeepers to so much as trim their hooves.
  — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 4 July 2024
• On June 30, a night zookeeper noticed one of the two females had given birth to three babies.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2019
• She was rejected by her mother and had to be hand raised by zookeepers.
  — Matt Campbell, kansascity, 12 Jan. 2018
• The zookeeper added that the birth wasn't a total surprise, as Riley had been looking a bit heavier.
  — Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022
• At the heart of Mitchell's understanding of Exotic is the zookeeper's lust for fame.
  — Rachel Schonberger, EW.com, 26 Feb. 2022
• Visitors can bring cards or pictures for Jameela and the zookeepers, according to the post.
  — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
• The group trained their attention on the hill, where a zookeeper had placed a big bauble filled with a bloodsicle, a tiger's favorite treat.
  — Jenna Ross, Star Tribune, 8 Feb. 2021
• Hercules attacked a zookeeper, biting her 33 times on her legs, arms and face.
  — Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 8 Dec 2024