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Your Pet's Shrink - Animal Behaviorists

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Your Pet's Shrink - Animal Behaviorists
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Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 4 to 6
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   6.72

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    image, behaviorist, behaviorists, gooney, hierarchy, purrrfectly, adoption, veterinary, domestic, behavior, catnip, directly, lower, housebreak, public, defend
     content words:    Hurricane Katrina


Your Pet's Shrink - Animal Behaviorists
By Colleen Messina
  

1     What is an animal behaviorist? An animal behaviorist is someone who studies animal behavior and how to improve it. They help others understand animals better.
 
2     An animal behaviorist likes to discover why animals do certain things. Usually, animal behaviorists have a degree in veterinary medicine. They can work at colleges or universities. They can help veterinarians. Some zoos and museums hire them to help with animals or exhibits. Some of them work directly with pet owners to help them improve their pets' behavior, while others train animals for public performances in zoos, circuses, and television.
 
3     Animal behaviorists have to understand how animals communicate. Many wild animals have special ways of talking to each other. A male deer rubs against a tree and leaves his scent there, which tells other male deer to go away. White-tailed deer raise their tails like flags to warn others that danger is near. Albatrosses twist their wings and bow their heads to attract mates.

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