At what age can you start training to become a zookeeper?

At what age can you start training to become a zookeeper?

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If you are interested in becoming a zookeeper you need to be at least eighteen years old in most cases. Some zoos in the UK will accept people who are at least sixteen. But generally speaking you need to be at least eighteen to become a zookeeper, and certainly that applies to the ZSL London zoo.