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The zookeepers will also follow Hesty’s instincts before introducing the baby to the other orangutans at the zoo.
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
The monkey had been abandoned by his mother shortly after birth in July 2025, prompting zookeepers to hand-raise him.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Days later, Karembeu started the World Cup final representing the country of his great-grandfather’s zookeepers.
—Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Irwin, the Australian television star, zookeeper and conservationist, was named Columbia’s global ambassador last fall.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
The monkey had been abandoned by his mother shortly after birth in July 2025, prompting zookeepers to hand-raise him.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Days later, Karembeu started the World Cup final representing the country of his great-grandfather’s zookeepers.
—Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Irwin, the Australian television star, zookeeper and conservationist, was named Columbia’s global ambassador last fall.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
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“Zookeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zookeeper. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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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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