Description of Job

The job description of a zoologist involves working in zoos as managers or administrators and taking all possible care of the animals kept in the zoo. The zoologists, who work as managers or curators of the zoo, answer the various questions put forth by people who visit zoos. Taking care of food and recreational needs of animals and bringing new animals to the zoo are also tasks carried out by the zoologists. Zoologists also take keen interest in knowing the ways in which the animals interact with each other, the diseases from which they may suffer, classifying the animals into different categories based on their appearance, habitat and eating habits, etc. Zoologists also use the method of dissection to study the dead animals in detail. Zoologists can also work as technicians in the laboratories, where research is conducted on various aspects of animals. The functions of the laboratory technicians are to assist the research professionals in laboratories and also to preserve important data of animals. The zoologists also visit different sites and collect samplers, which are taken to the laboratories for further research.