st21 Century Skills Library COOL CAREERS V Barbara A Somervill Cherry Lake Publishing A n n A r b o r M i c h i g a n
CHAPTER ONE T H V M Teamwork is often required when veterinarians work with large animals The veterinary team located the injured bull elephant along the shore of Lake Vembo They quickly shot the elephant with a tranquilizer dart Heavily sedated the elephant sat down It would now be safe to examine 4 21st CENTURY SKILLS LIBRARY
and treat the animal’s wound Exotic animal vets Sharon Deem and Stephen Black removed the snare from the elephant’s leg The wound was very deep The vets hoped the elephant would recover full use of its leg They treated the wound and gave the elephant penicillin and a tetanus shot A few days later the bull elephant was spotted feeding in the area He was moving well and appeared to be on his way to a full recovery For the two vets it was just another day on the job Both vets are trained in healing exotic animals and wildlife Veterinarians work to make sure that animals everywhere are being taken care of About 10,000 years ago humans in Mesopotamia began domesticating animals Mesopotamia is an area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in southwest Asia They raised goats cattle pigs and sheep on their farms Goats COOL CAREERS VETERINARIAN 5
