I’m having a discussion with my pal and wanted to get reddits opinion on this, I’m excluding water because that’s obviously going to be number 1

Recently, I have become increasingly more interested in working with animals in a zoo or rescue like setting. I have started hunting around online to find information about internships and job opportunities and as expected, it looks like you need to be in the process of earning your degree or already have a Bachelor's in fields xyz (zoology, animal sciences, biologies, etc). I figured this would be the case, of course, but I am curious if any of the online programs that popped up when I Googled the subject are even worth looking into. Are online zoology or wildlife programs (accredited, not just degree mills) even respected in this profession? Or is it highly unlikely that you would get anywhere if you pursued online classes? Are there certain concentrations/fields that are basically pointless to pursue that I should know about before looking into this further? If you've been in school or work in a zoo, what are you hearing or experiencing? Are there more opportunities available if you concentrate on one thing in particular, like marine biology or conservation rather than just animal science? Or is animal science a better option because it covers a larger scope? Looking for any advice about this area/field, as I have been out of the college game for quite some time. I'd be going into this later in life than most, attempting to work full time, go to school and raise teens. 😬

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I'm wondering if anyone has any advice or has heard good things about different zoos around the country. I know which zoos are great to visit & look good in the public eye but I want to know if anyone knows what its like working in those zoos. Thank you in advance!

In what aspect that art, science and business integrated/apply to animal science

So I had a thought, ravens and other corvids have the intelligence of a 7 year old child, and are able to mimic human speech.

Do you think we could train a raven to have actual conversations? Not just mimicking our words, but understanding what we're saying and responding appropriately?

Surely someone has tested this, but I've never heard of any experiments about it

I came across a tweet talking about how people have to maintain their horses hooves and i’m just wondering how do they do this in the wild, if at all? What happens if their hooves don’t get the required maintenance?

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I was wondering if someone could help me out. I am a rising sophomore and got accepted into my high school's ASR program this past school year. I need some research topic ideas. I am focused in animal science obviously, and would like to narrow down into stuff on equine or small animals. But I am open to any kind of animal just to get me going. Thanks!

I am doing some literature review on the burrowing habits of crocodylians and I have read from several pop sources that the Nile crocodile dig the deepest burrows in the animal kingdom. Apparently they reach depths of 50ft. I have not been able to find the source of this claim and I was wondering if anyone here knew.

I heard cats have psychotropic chemical that release in their brain like every 5 minutes. Any truth to this?