What would you be called, if you were to study elephants?

Question

Okay, so, I want to study animals, so i immediatly thought of zoology.

But as i looked up the actual meaning of zoology, i realized that all I want to do, is study elephants, not the entire animal kingdom. Help would be appreciated!

Answer 1

pachydermologist

Answer 2

Pachydermist (not sure) is what you call a person that studies various types of pachyderms such as the rhino and the elephant.  

Answer 3

What you are called would probably depend on your degree or your area of work.

For example:

http://www.elephantresearch.co.uk/about....

http://www.elephantresearch.co.uk/graham...

Graham Bowles - Field Researcher/ Ph.D Student

has a degree in Animal Sciences BS

There are a few different degrees that will allow you to reach your goal of studying Elephants. However, what is it that you want to study about them?

You might also have to work jobs not related to elephants till you gain more experience and/or until a job with elephants opens up.

some degrees you might want to look into are:

Some degrees to look in to:

Zoology, Mammalogy

Animal Science

Ethology/Animal Behavior

Psychology/Animal Psychology

Wildlife Biology

Zoo Science/Technology

Animal/Exotic/Wildlife Management and/or Training

Zoo/Wildlife Vet

Some places to or areas of work could be:

Elephant Research

Elephant Conservation

Elephant rescues/sanctuaries/preserves

Elephant Back Safaris

Zookeeper

Veterinarian

See the links below for some more info.

http://www.awf.org/content/general/detai...

http://www.elephantresearch.co.uk/object...

http://www.elephanttag.org/Professional/...

http://www.elephantbacksafaris.com/resrc...

http://www.elephanttrust.org/node/278

http://www.mashatu.com/research_ele.htm

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

What schools offer the best Zoology/Animal Sciences programs in North America?

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=college...

Answer 4

elephantologist

Answer 5

A trunk inspector