Imagine being a scientist, what area do you want to focus on? Do you want to study the diversity of life or do you want to focus on researching diseases? Do you desire to develop technologies or specialize in improving agriculture and preserving the environment? These are some of the things you can do as a scientist.

Three years later, she approached Leakey following a lecture he had given in Kentucky. Impressed by Fossey’s gumption, the veteran scientist selected her to study mountain gorillas in the Virunga Mountains of East Africa despite her lack of experience, following a pattern that had served him well with Jane Goodall, whom he had hired in 1960 to study chimpanzees in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park. 

Zoology makes a huge impact on our world through the scientific study of the evolution, anatomy, physiology, behavior, habitats, and health of animals and humans.  It includes diverse approaches such as electron microscopy, molecular genetics, and field ecology. 

By studying animals we develop a better understanding of how we, ourselves, function and interact with the world around us. The search for answers to our questions puts us in the incredible position of being able to affect change, empower better choices, and develop solutions for a stronger, healthier world.