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Animal Training - 101
Career Day Presentation
April 13th, 2006
Mr. Hartland
Is the job all fun & games?
Not quite!
Getting ready to be a trainer:• Study Biology or
Psychology in college.• Get experience working
with animals.• Get in shape - swimming
& physical testing.• Practice public speaking.• Be persistent - continue
learning and don’t give up!
Marine Animal Trainer Test• Swim to the bottom of
the 28 foot tank.• Swim 90 feet from one
end of the pool to the other in one breath.
• Carry two 30 pound buckets of water.
• Do 30 pushups & sit-ups.• Read a script to practice
public speaking.• Dive off the stage tower.
Daily duties:
• Preparing food for each animal for the day.
• Cleaning the animal’s home.
• Planning “sessions” for each animal.
• Teaching new behaviors to the animal.
Different types of “Sessions”• P-lay• L-earning• E-xercise• S-how• H-usbandry• R-elationship
• Which do you think is the most important?
Play
Learning
Exercise
Show
Husbandry
Relationship
The good & bad parts of being a trainer
• GOOD PARTS:• Having fun!• Getting to work with
animals• Teaching others about
animals & helping the environment
• Making the animals happy and entertaining guests
• BAD PARTS:• Cleaning poop• Cold water• Physically demanding
job duties & long hours• What if an animal gets
sick?• Not the best pay $
Thank You For Watching!
GOODBYE!
Do you want to meet another guest?
• Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
• In the wild - these birds live about 30 years.
• In captivity - they can live from 80 to 100 years!
What’s can be bad about something so cute?