Ever been fascinated with what zookeepers do? They care for and interact with different kinds of animals from around the world.
While it must be noted that the job they do is very serious seeing as you don’t want a lion on the loose, if you ever want to strike up a conversation, asking a funny question may be a great way to break the ice and get to connect with a zookeeper.
When you are visiting a zookeeper and you would like to engage them humorously, I have curated 20 of the best questions to help you achieve that goal.
20 Funny Questions to Ask a Zookeeper
- What’s the most unnecessary incident you have had to deal with working as a zookeeper?
- Have you ever felt the need to poison one of the animals?
- Have you held a secret party with the animals at any point or is it something you plan on doing if they cooperate with you?
- What’s the funniest reason you wanted to starve an animal?
- Have you been punched by a kangaroo before?
- What’s the funniest question you have been asked by someone visiting the zoo?
- Which of the animals scares you the most?
- Have you slept off in an animal enclosure before?
- Have you found yourself singing to the animals at certain times?
- Which of the animals have you pictured yourself eating and why?
- Are the animals plotting against humans?
- What do you even do as a zookeeper?
- Have you ever thought of locking someone in a cage with one of the wild animals?
- If you could send away one of the animals in the zoo, which of them will you evict?
- Is it possible that the animals have a favorite zookeeper or are you all just ‘the food guy’?
- Do the animals get jealous if you give one more attention than others?
- Have you ever been partial in the distribution of meal rations to the animals?
- Was there a time when you got in the middle of an argument with the animals?
- Which of the animals would be better at replacing you in taking care of the other animals or showing people around the zoo?
- What’s one of your greatest fears as a zookeeper?
What’s The Most Unnecessary Incident You Have Had to Deal with Working as a Zookeeper?
When you want a zookeeper to share a story with you regarding his job, this is one of the best questions to ask them.
With this question, you can hardly be bored. Much more than listening to them share their stories, you will get to know more about the zookeeping job.
Have You Ever Felt The Need To Poison One Of The Animals?
This may sound shocking at first but it is a great way to get the zookeeper’s attention and get a good laugh.
We all know that zookeepers are tasked with the responsibility of keeping the animals healthy and safe. So, there is no way they should be contemplating poisoning them.
Have You Held A Secret Party With The Animals At Any Point Or Is It Something You Plan On Doing If They Cooperate With You?
Another question that you can ask the zookeeper is “Have you held a secret party with the animals at any point or is it something you plan on doing if they cooperate with you?”
They are going to be stunned and if your goal is to get a hearty conversation, this question will help you to achieve just that.
What’s The Funniest Reason You Wanted To Starve An Animal?
Another funny question to ask a zookeeper is “What’s the funniest reason you wanted to starve an animal?”
If the zookeeper is petty enough, he or she would have a story where they felt like not giving an animal their ration of food because of supposed bad conduct.
Have You Been Punched By A Kangaroo Before?
This is another hilarious way to get a conversation started with a zookeeper. Kangaroos are known to punch people when they get the opportunity. So, the zookeeper might have been a victim or escaped an attack.
Aside from Kangaroos, bears, crocodiles, gorillas, apes, monkeys, and chimpanzees are among the animals that have a track record for wanting to attack humans.
What’s the Funniest Question You Have Been Asked By Someone Visiting the Zoo?
What better question will have a funny answer than asking the zookeeper “What’s the funniest reason you wanted to starve an animal?”
This question will take the zookeeper down memory lane as they recount some of the questions that people have asked them that were hilarious.
Which Of The Animals Scares You The Most?
Zookeepers have seen everything from squirmy snakes to enormous giraffes, but even the bravest ones sometimes encounter an animal that makes them shudder.
“Which of the animals scares you the most?” is a light-hearted way to make them smile and learn more about their experiences behind the scenes from a zookeeper.
Have You Found Yourself Singing To The Animals At Certain Times?
You can also ask the zookeeper if they’ve ever caught themselves halfway into singing to an animal either because they were trying to comfort them or attempting to sing them to sleep.
It is not an outright impossibility since zookeepers spend a lot of time tending to animals in the zoo. There’s the chance that they must have done it or considered it.
Have You Slept Off in an Animal Enclosure Before?
Everyone sleeps off at their place of work or has done it once before. It would be fun to know whether the zookeeper has accidentally fallen asleep only to wake up with chimpanzees staring down at him or having to see other animals asleep around him.
You can use a question like “What’s the funniest reason you wanted to starve an animal?” to find out from them.
Which Of The Animals Have You Pictured Yourself Eating And Why?
“Which of the animals have you pictured yourself eating and why?” is another hilarious question not because I expect them to have done this but because they will be stunned to think that someone who has an idea like that in their head.
Aside from that, it is possible they might have and their reason is going to be something to laugh about.
Are The Animals Plotting Against Humans?
If you’ve watched certain animation movies where this concept was the theme of the movie, you are going to see a lot of sense in this question.
Conspiracy theories thrive on the shoulders of these assumptions and for animals, there is no better person to ask than a zookeeper.
When you want to get the zookeeper laughing, I am not sure any question can do it better than this one. So, feel free to use it either to get the conversation going or to start it.
What Do You Even Do As A Zookeeper?
Another question to ask a zookeeper is “What do you even do as a zookeeper?” Maybe when a kid asks, we can excuse them. Imagine an adult asking what a zookeeper’s what is.
So, if you are in a position to know what a zookeeper should be about, you can ask them this question. Or you can try this question:
- Aside from working as a food vendor in the zoo, what other activities or jobs are you involved in?
- You would seem like a waiter to the zookeeper. What else do you do for them aside from serving them food?
Have You Ever Thought Of Locking Someone In A Cage With One Of The Wild Animals?
Intrusive thoughts are really fun to learn about. Someone might have been getting on the nerves of the zookeeper and they thought about throwing them in for a time with the lions or any other wild animal.
“Have you ever thought of locking someone in a cage with one of the wild animals?” could get you answers you weren’t expecting. Getting to know what a person’s intrusive thoughts are would be fun.
If You Could Send Away One Of The Animals In The Zoo, Which Of Them Would You Evict?
This is another question that you can ask to get the zookeeper laughing. Since they are in charge of the animals, they could easily decide to send one out.
Doesn’t even feel logical to think this way. So, asking them “If you could send away one of the animals in the zoo, which of them would you evict?” will get them wondering why you’d want to suggest that.
Is It Possible That The Animals Have A Favorite Zookeeper Or Are You All Just ‘The Food Guy’?
Another question that you can ask a zookeeper that will get them laughing is “Is it possible that the animals have a favorite zookeeper or are you all just ‘the food guy’?”
The funny part of this question is the idea that they are just mere ‘food guys.’ Some of them are going to think about it deeply though.
Do The Animals Get Jealous If You Give One More Attention Than Others?
You can also ask the zookeeper “Do the animals get jealous if you give one more attention than others?”
Zookeepers might hope they’re best friends with the animals, but to a hungry lion, they’re probably just the person holding dinner.
This question funnily acknowledges the “love” animals show when food’s involved and it also gives the zookeeper a very funny call to reality.
Have You Ever Been Partial In The Distribution Of Meal Rations To The Animals?
Petty questions like this may have some real answers. You never can tell. It is possible that there was a time when the zookeeper tried to be petty and thought about not giving a particular animal the food they deserved.
I am sure it’d be hilarious when they talk about it and what led to that. It might just be an intrusive thought that never won.
Was There A Time When You Got In The Middle Of An Argument With The Animals?
If you have watched some animal movies, you might have an idea where the inspiration for this question is coming from. This question could also be used to keep your conversation with a zookeeper light-hearted or going.
Arguing animals might be a rare sight but I expect that there might be mammals who have done this before and the zookeeper had first-hand experience of such a wonder. So, go ahead and ask them if they’ve got a story to tell.
Which Of The Animals Would Be Better At Replacing You In Taking Care Of The Other Animals Or Showing People Around The Zoo?
Asking the zookeeper if he thought about the possibility of an animal taking his job is going to let out some laughter. I reckon they’d be bemused by the thought of a particular animal replacing them.
“Which of the animals would be better at replacing you in taking care of the other animals or showing people around the zoo?” is a question that will get them thinking of an animal that is almost human-like and can do their job better.
What’s One Of Your Greatest Fears As A Zookeeper?
Based on the trajectory of your conversation with a zookeeper, if it has been funny, you can continue with a question like “What’s one of your greatest fears as a zookeeper?”
They could talk about their fear being something very hilarious like a surprise ejection of waste from an Elephant or falling into a crocodile’s pond.
Final Thoughts
When you want to interact with a zookeeper and you want the conversation to be humorous or have a sarcastic undertone, I am sure the suggestions I have discussed will suffice.
I have ensured that the suggestions apply to various contexts that will resonate perfectly with the zookeeper that you are talking with.
Which of these suggestions was your favorite? You can save them or just bookmark this page for your next visit to the zoo.
