To be a zooligist do you have to work at a zoo?

Question

Or can you travel the world and study animals and their behaviors and what not. I think that would be the coolest job in the world.

Answer 1

not at all..

you can work for research companies and universities and actually get to travel the world.. those opportunities are rare, and you have to be qualitified/lucky to get them.. but they are there..

Answer 2

you can travel and study animals all over the world i think.

zoologist see how animals are in their natural habitats which isnt a zoo.

Answer 3

You're a bit unclear on the concept.  A zoologist is a scientist who studies animals, but if you're looking to travel the world, zoology is probably not the best vocation to pick simply because most of a zoologist's work is done in museums, labs and libraries.

If you're looking to travel the world studying animal behaviors, major in photography or cinematography and pick up a minor in zoology.  You'll have much more freedom as a free-lance nature videographer than you could ever have as a paid zoologist, and I think you'd find it much closer to being what you'd consider to be the coolest job in the world.