Jobs with Animals
What kind of job helps teach animals tricks and works on animal behavior issues?
Animal trainer or animal behaviorist
What kind of animal can be hired to get rid of mice?
Cats
What kind of fish is Nemo in the moving "Finding Nemo"?
Clownfish
What superpower does an electric eel have?
Electricity!
Electric eels can generate an electrical charge of up to 860 volts in order to stun prey and keep predators at bay. The average household battery is about 1.5 volts.
They also have poor eyesight, but can emit a low-level charge, less than 10 volts, which they use like radar to navigate and locate prey.
What superpower does a leopard gecko have?
Regenerate its tail!
The leopard gecko, like many other lizards, is able to voluntarily shed its tail as a strategy to escape predation. These lizards are able to develop a replacement appendage through epimorphic regeneration that resembles the original, complete with nerves, blood vessels, and skeletal support. A regenerated tail is superficially similar to the original, but not a perfect replica.
Animal Control Officer or Humane Services Officer
What kind of animal can be hired to landscape a yard?
Goats
What is the dog's name in the Grinch book and movies?
Max
What superpower does a Timber Rattlesnake use to protect itself and hunt its prey?
Venom!
What superpower does a walking stick have?
Invisibility! Natural camouflage to protect against predators
What career would you pursue if you liked giving animals baths, trimming their nails, and giving them hair cuts?
Groomer
What kind of animal can be hired to help deliver mail?
Carrier pigeons
What kind of animal was the first animal sent to space?
Dog
What kind of animal can pull 1,141 times their own body weight?
A: Ant
B: Dung Beetle
C: Spider
B: Dung Beetle: They can pull 1,141 times their own body weight. This is the equivalent of an average person pulling six double-decker buses full of people (150,000 pounds). Now that's strong!
What super power does a puffer fish have?
Shape shifting! They have evolved a super stretchy stomach that they can use to swallow large amounts of water and puff up, making them look bigger and like a bad idea to eat
Name two jobs you can have in a veterinary office.
Veterinarian (Vet)
Veterinarian Technician (Vet Tech)
Veterinarian Assistant
Veterinarian Receptionist
Veterinary Specialist
Name three jobs a dog can do.
Hunting Dog
Herding Dog
Police Dog
Search & Rescue Dog
Therapy Dog
Service Dog
What is the star rat's name in the movie "Ratatouille"?
Name an animal that can create light.
Firefly (generates light by a chemical reaction to attract mates or prey. Light can be yellow, green, or pale red)
Anglerfish
Glow worms
Other bioluminescent sea creatures: Jellyfish, worms, crustaceans, sea stars, eel, fish, sharks, sea cucumbers, sea pens, coral, krill, mollusks, clams, squids, and octopuses.
Other insects: beetles, railroad worms, subterranean worms, millipedes, and centipedes
What superpower does a Peregrine Falcon have?
Super speed! They are the fastest animal on earth and can fly 240 miles per hour.
Park Ranger or DNR Officer
Marine Biologist or other kinds of Biologists (Ornithologist)
Wildlife Rehabilitator
Zoologist
Conservation or Restoration Ecologist
Game Warden
Beekeeper
Wildlife Veterinarian
Lawmakers or Politicians
What kind of animal was elected mayor of a town in California in 1981?
Dog
A black Labrador retriever mix, Boss "Bosco" Ramos
What is the name of the movie that featured a dog named Toto?
Wizard of Oz
What do animals use infrared vision for?
Sense something's temperature (how hot or cold it is). An Emerald Tree Boa uses this to hunt prey!
What superpower does a naked mole rat have?
Immunity! (They don't get sick easily) IF HUMANS lived as long relative to body size as naked mole rats, we would last for 600 years.