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Days later, Karembeu started the World Cup final representing the country of his great-grandfather’s zookeepers.
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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
But in a complaint filed in federal court Tuesday, the Teamsters alleged the zoo had locked the workers out of the zoo’s computer system, preventing the zookeepers from accessing new medications and refills for the animals in their care.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
That viral video of the bear splashing in his ice bath exists because dedicated researchers and zookeepers are working to make sure polar bears have a future — in the Arctic and beyond.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
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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
But in a complaint filed in federal court Tuesday, the Teamsters alleged the zoo had locked the workers out of the zoo’s computer system, preventing the zookeepers from accessing new medications and refills for the animals in their care.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
That viral video of the bear splashing in his ice bath exists because dedicated researchers and zookeepers are working to make sure polar bears have a future — in the Arctic and beyond.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Zookeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zookeeper. Accessed 17 May. 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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