Marine Vetrinarian
By Dana M
Career Description
Why I chose this career
After I moved away from my best friends in Illinois, we bought the Wii
game to kept in touch.
In the "Endless Ocean" video-game we can both swim together as ocean divers. I eventually ended up playing the game so I could watch the dolphins swim. I was fascinated by it.
When we went to Florida, I told my parents I would rather go to SeaWorld than Disney or the beach. I sat and watched the dolphins for a straight hour. It wasn’t a show or anything, the dolphins weren’t doing any tricks. That was how I got interested in marine life.
When I went back to Illinois to visit my friends this year, we went to a little zoo that had a dolphin show. I loved it. I found out that only three months after I saw the show, my favorite dolphin had died during one of it’s shows. The dolphin had some mental issues and eventually freaked out and began swimming like a raging bull with a matador. The dolphin ended up cracking it’s skull open by ramming into the pool’s walls. I felt horrible. If they could have treated the dolphin’s mental problems it wouldn’t of happened.
Skills Needed
Education needed
Below is some pictures of what marine vets do on a daily basis.
Physical therapy
This is a sea lion having physical therapy.
Surgeries
This is a penguin in surgery.
Rehab
This is a beluga whale in a rehabilitation center
Branch of Science
Interesting Facts
Sources
http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgiaaquarium/7467874820/
http://swfsc.noaa.gov/textblock.aspx?id=54
http://www.news.wisc.edu/21363
http://www.marineinsight.com/careers-2/a-list-of-unique-and-interesting-marine-careers/
http://www.sheddaquarium.org/explore_by_animal.html
http://interactive.sheddaquarium.org/animals_dolphins/
http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Veterinarian/Salary
http://www.ehow.com/facts_6803709_veterinary-med-marine-mammal-training.html