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How About Them Zookeepers?

How About Them Zookeepers?. By Abby Denzine. Why?. I like animals Get to work with rare animals Build relationships with animals Work with endangered animals Sounds interesting Can be risky/exciting . Duties. Care for animals Feed Clean Health Care Exercise

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How About Them Zookeepers?

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  1. How About Them Zookeepers? By Abby Denzine

  2. Why? • I like animals • Get to work with rare animals • Build relationships with animals • Work with endangered animals • Sounds interesting • Can be risky/exciting

  3. Duties • Care for animals • Feed • Clean • Health Care • Exercise • Cleaning and maintenance of enclosure • Care for Babies • Nurtured • Protected

  4. Duties Continued • Learn individual habits and behaviors • Detect changes and respond accordingly • Present lectures • Tours

  5. Pros Cons • Conserving animal species • Work with endangered animals • Build relationships with animals • Working weekends and holidays • Risk of being injured • Lots of physical labor • Always on call • Work in all weather

  6. Skills and Abilities • Listening • Speaking • Coordination • Critical Thinking • Observant • Communication

  7. Tools • Computers • Radios • Tools for cleaning animal and habitat • Shovel • Broom • Hose • Mops • Gloves • Spray bottles • Normal (nails, hammer, screwdriver, etc) • Buckets

  8. School Needed College High school • Bachelors in biology or zoology • Masters in • Zoology • Wildlife • Animal Science • Animal Science • Biology • Chemistry • Public Speaking • Statistics and Probability

  9. Wages and Why Level Experience Size of Facility Animal Specialty Responsibilities

  10. Related Jobs • Animal Trainers • Taxidermists • Veterinarians

  11. Work Cited “Occupation Profile.” Careeronestop. U.S Department of Labor, 2011. Web. 14 May 2011. “Zookeepers.” WISCareers. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, 2011. Web. 14 May 2011. “Zoo Keeper Tools.” eHow Money. Demand Media, Inc, 2011. Web. 14 May 2011.

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