If you’re passionate about animals, you might want to consider a career in zoology!
As a zoologist, it would be your job to study the anatomy, physiology, characteristics, ecology, behaviour and environments of animals. It involves a lot of science, sharp data skills, and a knack for communication.
Are you up for the challenge? Take the quiz below to find out.
Keen on a STEM + animals careers?
We have plenty of info to help you out!
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- Farming 2.0: Scientists are using space technologies to manage cattle – More than 1000 wild buffalo and unmanaged cattle roaming Northern Australia will be tagged and tracked as part of the world’s largest satellite herd-tracking program.
- Wanna work with animals? Protecting them is a full-time STEM gig – Museums Victoria’s senior curator of mammals and lead researcher Dr Kevin Rowe, is proof that STEM skills + a love of animals = one seriously exciting animal science career.
5 awesome jobs working with animals
Inclues options for the level of study you’d like to undertake, from TAFE courses to degrees and PhDs, and plenty of diversity in what you’ll be doing day to day.
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