Welcome to Zoology

What is Zoology? Zoo = animals

Ology= study of

Study of animals

Biology Biology is much more broad. Study of

all life!

Zoology is a sub discipline of Biology.

History of Zoology What did Native American Indians use

animals for?

Based for survival Food Hides Protection

History of Zoology Humans realized that animals can be

domesticated.

Domesticate: To tame (an animal) to live in close

association with humans. Animals can lose its ability to live in the

wild.

What was the first animal to be domesticated for hunting?

Wolves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZIQUb-d4GQ

What did humans do when they realized animals can be domesticated?

Farm

Artificial selection is widely practiced.

New species (1700s) Exploration of the world discovers new

species.

Carolus Linnaeus invents a system for naming and classifying species, called binomial nomenclature.

Industrial Revolution (1720- 1840) There was an increase interest in

animals for pleasure and recreation.

Pet industry begins.

1800s Zoos begin to spring up across the globe. What is the oldest Zoo in America?

Philadelphia Zoo first opened in 1874.

1900s Advances in medicine result in studying

animals

Horseshoe crab- 450 mya Studied the long, single cell of the

horseshoe crab’s optic nerve to establish field of neurobiology.

Today Saving species/preserving biodiversity.

Which biome has the most biodiversity? Rainforest

What is happening to rain forests? Deforestation… we are losing

biodiversity!

Sub disciplines of Zoology

Entomology- Study of insects Ichthyology- Study of fish Herpetology- Study of reptiles and amphibians Ornithology- Study of birds

10 major animal phyla Phylum Porifera- 8,000 species Sponges “poor bearer”

Phylum Cnidaria 10,000 species Jelly like substances.

Phylum Ctenophora 100 species “Comb jellies”

Phylum Platyhelminthes 20,000 species Flatworms

Phylum Nemotoda 28,000 species Have tubular digestive tract

Phylum Annelida 22,000 species Segmented worms

Phylum Mollusca 70,000 species Have a mantle(protective layer of skin)

Phyllum Arthropoda 1,170,000 species Insects, arachnids, crustaceans

Phylum Echinodermata 7,000 species Radial symmetry

Phylum Chordata 75,000 species Mammals, fish etc.

Careers in Zoology Zoology is the study of animal biology

and environmental study.

4 year bachelors degree Animal Biology Cell Biology Population Biology

Zoology Careers Animal caretaking: 16-41k a year

Animal trainers: 35- 51k a year

Lab technicians: 31k a year

Veterinarian: 50-111k a year

Fisheries and Aquaculture: 35-45k a year