| What do zoologists do?
Zoologists specialise in the scientific study of animals including their anatomy, physiology, classification, distribution, behaviour and ecology. People may specialise in different areas, e.g. a person who specialises in ecology is an ecologist.
What do I need to become a zoologist?
A minimum of 5 GCSE grades (A-C) and at least 2 A-levels (Biology and Chemistry are the best combination). A BSc degree in zoology or applied zoology, such as agricultural zoology or animal psychology is also needed. You may need to contemplate specialising and taking a higher degree. (MSc or PhD).
What Does a Zoologist Do?
By Cindy Grigg
1.Zoologists study animals and their development, behavior, and diseases. They usually are named for the animal group that they study. Ornithologists study birds, mammalogists study mammals, herpetologists study reptiles, and ichthyologists study fish.
2.Animals are grouped by common characteristics. Some animals have a backbone, and they are called vertebrates. Do you have a backbone? Then you are a vertebrate, too! There are five main animal groups in the vertebrate grouping. Mammals are animals that give birth to live babies, have hair on their bodies, are warm-blooded, breathe air with lungs, and nurse their babies with milk from the mother's body. People are mammals. Cows, dogs, cats, and whales are all mammals, too.
3.Birds are animals that have feathers, lay eggs with a hard shell, breathe air with lungs, and are warm-blooded. All birds have wings, but not all birds fly. Penguins use their wings as paddles to help them swim. Ostrich and emus are too large and heavy to fly with the small wings they have. Birds also have beaks.  |