Aquarium of the Pacific

Fish can get sick too!

Do you need to shadow a marine biologist for a school assignment or are you just interested in what a job in the field of animal care is like?

The Job Shadow series of programs at the Aquarium is perfect for either. We have four unique 3-hour programs that are sure to give you the inside scoop on a career in marine biology. Take the entire series, one is typically offered the first Saturday of every month.

Veterinarian:

This Job Shadow program takes a closer look at the unique and challenging field of marine animal veterinary science. During this 3-hour program participants will:

• Hear from our staff veterinarian what is takes to do his job
• Visit various behind-the-scenes locations
• Go on morning rounds to check on a range of animals currently under the veterinarians care
• Diagnose and treat a “sick” stuffed animal much like our veterinarian would
• Tour our veterinarian facility
• Observe our staff veterinarian perform a procedure on an animal
• Discover the tricks we employ to give our finicky ocean friends their medicine

*The Aquarium reserves the right to change the animal interactions without notice due to animal safety, exhibit maintenance, or animal health reasons.

Participants must wear closed-toe shoes for behind the scenes access!

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