2. Animal Training - 101 Career Day Presentation April 13th, 2006 Mr. Hartland

3. Is the job all fun & games? Not quite!

4. 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!

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Different types of “Sessions” P-lay L-earning E-xercise S-how H-usbandry R-elationship Which do you think is the most important?

8. Play

9. Learning

10. Exercise

11. Show

12. Husbandry

13. Relationship

14. 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 $

15. Thank You For Watching! GOODBYE!

16. 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?