Actually there's a lot more to caring for the animals at the San Diego Zoo. You'll find a wide variety of careers including science, animal care, and many others are needed to keep thing running smoothly. Ami's journals will be from the perspective of zoo careers. Ami Home Page Journals Horticulture Horticulturists take care of all the plants at the Zoo. In addition to providing a beautiful setting, they also provide shade for animals' living space, food for them to eat, and for some, a place to live.
Plants are a very important part of the habitats animals live in.
Learn more about how animals and plants interact and depend on each other. Christine's journals will be from the perspective of horticulture at the Zoo. Christine M. Home Page Journals Animal Behavior and Training One of the best ways to care for animals in the Zoo, and to know what will keep them healthy in their native habitats, is to study how they live. Studying animal behavior can be as simple as watching what they eat, or as complex as trying to learn how they communicate with each other. The results of these studies can affect all areas of animal care and conservation.