单词 | zookeeping |
释义 | > as lemmaszookeeping zookeeping n. the management of a zoo; the work of a zookeeper. Π 1929 Catholic World Jan. 438/1 The speaker..excoriated the keepers and directors of the animal exhibit as mere..ex-saloon keepers whose knowledge of Zoo-keeping stopped with their mastery of the art of drawing salaries. 1993 New Scientist 16 Oct. 44/1 Bostock's book is an unusual combination of zookeeping and philosophy which seeks to address what he terms the ‘special challenge to zoos’: the right to freedom for animals. 2001 Y. Martel Life of Pi (2002) ix. 39 Getting animals used to the presence of humans is at the heart of the art and science of zookeeping. < as lemmas |
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