Animal photography is quite hard. Before doing zoo photography, I would reccommend pet photography. This is generally slightly easier, because dogs can be well trained, or at least look at you, and generally if they are with their owner in the photo, it is easier. I would reccommend an ordinary course, normally during the holidays, on general photography, before visiting the zoo.
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Animal Trainer. This could include dog training, rodent training, horse training, circus animal training (please no, unless dogs, horses and donkeys), or general pet behavioural training. It could also include training TV animals, like dogs and horses to perform a specific command. Depending what you want to do-
Work at stables (for horse training). Being around horses and understanding how people can ride/what people use to get the horse to follow their commands is useful. Understanding how treats, ignoring, or what common horse problems are will help. If possible- get riding lessons!
Dog training. If you can't own a dog, volunteer at your local rescue or volunteer at local dog shows. Try and see a lot of dog shows, and read up on canine physchology.
Or-
Zookeeper
Biologist
Animal Physchologist
Naturalist (like David Attenborough)
Animal Rights Campaigner
Animal Rescue Worker (these include working with the animals, inspectors, rescuing and help rehome animals)
Wildlife Rehabilitation (including helping dolphins, lions, etc; or just foxes, badgers and hedgehogs- loads of animals depending on what you specialise in)
Animal Physiotherapist. (for instance, dog and horse water treatment, helping lame horses, helping dogs and horses and cats with three legs, or animals after strokes, or animals are MAJOR surgery)
Doggy Day Care provider. This is big in Canada and the US. It is when dog owners who want their dog to be entertained in the day, send dogs of all shapes and sizes to a place. This can be a home, but is usually a place with loads of land, or a big basement as well as a large yard and shelter. Be specific about the dogs- make sure you check vacs, history and temperament before allowing them. Try and do the same as you would do with dog training (volunteering at rescues, dog shows etc;)
Research Veterinarian
Ecologist
Educator (these often take animals from rodents, birds, reptiles to dogs and cats into schools etc; It means that you educate people about animal care or their plights. Often a job available in rescue centres and shelters, or animal-human therapies, or dogs-for-the-disabled, and charity work, but you are paid)
Forestry/Park Ranger
Animal behaviour specialist/advisor
Outreach programs
Zoo Jobs: Director
Supervisor
Keeper
Vet
Researcher
Breeder
Habitat Specialist
Trainer (large, small and exotics) for work, show and entertainment industry, and obedience training
Human-Animal Therapy. You are involved with animals, and sometimes training, as well as helping ill, traumatized children, adult and the elderly, and help them mentally. This means you help people- and are with animals! This therapy is often used in care homes for the mentally ill, disabled or the elderly. It usually involves dogs, especially with children and the elderly, but also cats, birds or even horses (normally shetlands or miniatures)
Animal Breeder
Animal Caretaker or Keeper
Farm and Ranch Hand
Guide Dog Trainer
Marine Biologist
Oceanographer
Park Ranger
Veterinary Pathologist
Also-
http://www.uac.arizona.edu/career/