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The heist and rescue – followed by a zookeeper’s lesson about the hairy, multilegged creatures – gave me a new respect for the spiders and the keepers at the Cincinnati Zoo and a fascinating story to share with our readers.
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Terry Demio, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2025
Robert, a conservationist and zookeeper, follows in the footsteps of his older sister, Bindi Irwin, who won DWTS season 21 alongside pro partner Derek Hough, who is now a judge on the show.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
After zookeepers asked the public for help in choosing a name, the calf was called Kipekee, meaning unique in the Swahili language.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 24 Aug. 2025
But when confronted with some 1,500 rotting rats, the zookeepers had a change of heart.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Terry Demio, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2025
Robert, a conservationist and zookeeper, follows in the footsteps of his older sister, Bindi Irwin, who won DWTS season 21 alongside pro partner Derek Hough, who is now a judge on the show.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
After zookeepers asked the public for help in choosing a name, the calf was called Kipekee, meaning unique in the Swahili language.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 24 Aug. 2025
But when confronted with some 1,500 rotting rats, the zookeepers had a change of heart.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Zookeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zookeeper. Accessed 13 Sep. 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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