Are you interested in a career with animals? If so, you might be interested in one of the careers below.
When you think of a zoo worker, you likely picture a keeper feeding animals, right? Zookeepers are not the only people working in zoos, however! Zoo curators are responsible for overseeing a specific part of a zoo's work. There are many different kinds of curators, including research curators, animal curators, and conservation curators. Each contributes to the zoo's mission of wildlife protection and preservation.
More than one quarter of the American diet comes from food plants that are pollinated by bees. Beekeepers maintain beehives and are therefore a vital part of the agriculture business. Bees are rented to farmers for pollination of crops such as almonds, apples, peaches, soybeans, and many types of berries. Beekeepers may also use their hives to produce beeswax and honey.
More than 95 percent of animals lack a backbone. From corals to spiders, earthworms to sea stars, the variety is amazing! Biologists may study invertebrate behavior, evolution, ecology, or anatomy. With so many species to choose from, the research is as varied as the animals themselves.
Dr. Scottie Yvette Henderson, Invertebrate Biologist
The strange and diverse creatures of the ocean inspire Dr. Scottie Henderson, an instructor of biology at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. Her current research focuses on tiny, potentially parasitic crabs that infest a clam called Nuttallia obscurata. Dr. Henderson and her colleagues are looking at the interactions of the clam and crab to better understand the nature of their symbiotic relationship. Some evidence points to parasitism, but the relationship may be commensal. Nothing, however, is as important to Dr. Henderson as getting her students interested in and excited about science.
“Stop and take a look at the world around you. Biology is exciting! There are many unanswered questions… and many questions waiting to be asked.”
Suppose you were one of Dr. Henderson's students. What question would you most like to ask her about her research? Explain why that aspect interests you.