STAFF SPOTLIGHT
DYLAN GREGORY
ZOOKEEPER
HERPS
Born in Winchester, England, Dylan Gregory spent the first few years of his life moving from England to Calgary, Canada, before his family eventually settled in Round Rock, Texas. He graduated from Round Rock High School in 2019 and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in biology with a concentration in zoology from Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida, in 2024. Dylan continued building his hands-on animal care experience through an internship in Florida in 2025, where he worked with cats. He joined the Ellen Trout Zoo in July 2025 and now works as a zookeeper in the Herps department, caring for a wide variety of reptiles and amphibians.
Favorite Animals: Komodo dragons, Galapagos land iguana, spider-tailed horned viper, saltwater crocodile, blue tree monitor, shoebill, tiger quoll, short-beaked echidna, and many more
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Color: Orange
Little Known Fact: Other than wildlife, my main hobbies are gaming, Godzilla, dinosaurs and other prehistoric species, and watching anime.
Favorite Memory: Getting to swim side by side with marine iguanas in the Galapagos Islands.
Who Inspired You?: Steve Irwin and David Attenborough
Toughest Challenge: Working in a highly physical career with type 1 diabetes.
Best Quote: "The only way to shoot wildlife is with a camera!" - Steve Irwin
"The needs of the keeper cannot be put above the needs of the kept." - Tom Crutchfield
"Life, uh, finds a way." - Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
"The illusion of man is thinking nature is in our control and not the other way around." Godzilla, 2014
Best Advice for Those Wanting to Join the Zoo Field: Experience is worth more than a degree. Volunteer, do internships. That experience will open more doors than just having a degree.​