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Zookeeper #1084 (Now a zoo Curator) |
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Pathway:
Agriscience and Natural Resources |
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Standards:
There are McRel or MCTM standards for this career. |
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Teachers: Full length features are available on VHS tape from your Area Education Agency including this one... Zookeeper #1084 - Tape Number: 1084 |
Career Profile:
This zookeeper studied biology in college for two years but gained much of his knowledge of African animals from extensive leisure reading. He worked his way up to his position as a zookeeper in the African exhibit after beginning his animal-keeping career in another exhibit area. He says caring for the animals in the African exhibit is similar to caring for farm animals. Much of this zookeeper's time is spent feeding and cleaning up after the animals. He is often asked if he has ever been injured by the wild animals in the African exhibit. Only once, when an angry ostrich kicked him.
Zookeeper #1084 (Now a zoo Curator)
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| What is your favorite animal? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What would you say is the hardest animal to take care of? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What kind of schooling do you need? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What do you think is the best part of your job? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Do you ever have any animal control problems? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Do the animals ever fight with each other? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What is the most dangerous animal you work with? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What is the scariest part of your job? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Does the zoo have an internship? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Are zebras black with white stripes or white with black stripes? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What is the most exotic animal you’ve worked with? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What would happen to an animal if it killed someone? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What is the salary range for this type of career? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What is your education? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| How much time do you spend with one animal each day? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Did you always have ambitions to work with the giraffes? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Has any animal in your care died and how did you handle that? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What are the signs of an animal getting sick? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| If an animal attacks you, what do you do to protect yourself? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Would you like to visit the animals’ natural environments? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What part of your job do you dislike the most? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What sort of medicine do you give to a sick animal? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What is the biggest thing to worry about when an animal is in captivity? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Where did you go to school for your training and what was the hardest part? | AUDIO | TEXT |
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