Animal Husbandry
Zookeeper Duties
Park Ranger Duties
National Zoo Trivia
Job Interview Basics
100
Routine animal husbandry may include shifting animals from one area to another, separating animals from each other, and working with the animals so that they tolerate close visual inspection by keepers and treatment by this person.
What/Who is the veterinarian.
100
This person manages zoo animals that are kept in captivity for conservation or to be displayed to the public, and are usually responsible for the feeding and daily care of the animals. As part of their routine, they may clean the exhibits and report health problems. They may also be involved in scientific research or public education, such as conducting tours and answering questions.
What is a zookeeper
100
Basic skills in this area will be necessary to keep up with logs and and correspond via email.
What are computer skills?
100
About one fifth of the animals at the zoo are sadly this term
What is endangered or threatened
100
This section of your resume talks about your past as a janitor as well as your education
What is past experience
200
This is the term for a person who studies the animals you may work with.
What is a researcher
200
Some zookeepers train the animals to make caring for them easier. For example, a zookeeper can train an elephant to do this to make it easier for the veterinarian.
What is lift their feet
200
Park rangers at the Zoo help keep our visitors and animals feel this.
What is safe?
200
There are roughly 315 BILLION pounds of this in our oceans today
What is plastic?
200
This is typically 3 paragraphs long and is turned in with your resume during your first interview.
What is a cover letter?
300
Animals here at the zoo are living in this way, that tries to be similar to the species most natural environment.
What is in captivity?
300
Modern habitat exhibits attempt to display a diversity of species of different animal classes within one enclosure to represent ecosystem concepts. Groups of enclosures are organized by themes, relating to what term, rather than taxonomy?
What is zoogeography and/or bioclimatic zones
300
Park Rangers make sure the roads are clear of traffic when an animal needs to be this.
What is transferred/relocated?
300
The Zoo has this many Asian Elephants.
What is 6?
300
Concentrating on professional traits and emphasizing your strengths is a great way to talk about *this* when it gets brought up in an interview.
What is your "weakness"?
400
This threatens most species in the wild.
Humans.
400
This is how often you are expected to clean enclosures.
What is every day?
400
When this happens to a child, the Park Ranger helps come to the rescue by reuniting them with their family.
What is gets lost.
400
The panda house, an indoor viewing area, is open to visitors when?
What is 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
400
This is what drives you. When you were most satisfied with your job, this term is why.
What is *motivation*?
500
Cow, horses, chickens, pigs and goats belong to this group of farm animals.
What is livestock
500
From time to time, our zoo keepers become surrogates to our animals, particularly if they have been *this* by their parents.
What is abandoned
500
Park rangers are responsible for giving tours to these people.
What are guests?
500
While there are exhibit buildings and a Visitor Center for you to duck into, much of the Zoo is outside. We recommend checking the
What is the forecast
500
If this ever happens, you don't need to worry. There will be people there that are trained exactly for this reason, and you would be trained and warned so that if something like this happened you would know what to do.
What is an animal escape?
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