Zoologist
By Danielle Prince
What is a Zoologist?
Education Requirements
Top Schools for Zoology
Ohio State University
University of Minnesota
University of Florida
Arizona State University
Career Possibilities
Herpetologists-study reptiles and amphibians
Ichthyologists-study fish
Mammalogists-study mammals
Ornithologists-study birds
Maine Biologists-study organisms that live in saltwater
Limnologists-study organisms that live in freshwater
Ecologists-study the ecosystem
There are many possibilities for people trained in Zoology.
Branches
structure of animals.
Anatomy:-It deals with the structure of animals more
especially as revealed by dissection.
Histology:- It is the study of minute details of structure
with the aid of the miscroscope
Physiology:-Physiology describes the bodily functions..
Embryology:- It describes the development of an animal from
the egg to the adult.
Taxonomy:-It deals with the classification of animal into group.
Ecology:- It is the study of the relation of an animal on of
surface pf the animals
Paleo-fossile:- It is the study of the relation of an animal
on of extinct animals.
Heredity:- It is concerned with the transmission of
character from parents to offspring
Evolution:-It deals with the origin and differentiation of a
animals from pre-exiting ones.
Famous Zoologist
Died on December 26, 1985
Researched the endangered gorillas of the Rwandan mountain forest
She established the Karisoke Research Foundation in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park to facilitate the study of mountain gorillas.