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Countless photos and videos of the chubby hippo eating lunch, running after zookeepers and cuddling with her momma garnered millions of views online.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Against all odds, a courageous team of zookeepers and volunteers risked their lives to embark on a seemingly impossible mission: bringing these innocent creatures to safety.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 July 2025
If enacted, the wage mandate would affect thousands of workers in San Diego, from hotel housekeepers to ballpark ticket takers and zookeepers, some of whom would see their hourly pay rise by as much as 45% from the city’s current minimum wage of $17.25 an hour.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
The souls lost on board include Pi’s zookeeper father’s fantastical collection of animals.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Against all odds, a courageous team of zookeepers and volunteers risked their lives to embark on a seemingly impossible mission: bringing these innocent creatures to safety.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 July 2025
If enacted, the wage mandate would affect thousands of workers in San Diego, from hotel housekeepers to ballpark ticket takers and zookeepers, some of whom would see their hourly pay rise by as much as 45% from the city’s current minimum wage of $17.25 an hour.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
The souls lost on board include Pi’s zookeeper father’s fantastical collection of animals.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
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“Zookeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zookeeper. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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