# Like elephants? Need a job? Want to live in a warm climate? Then good news... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 20, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-elephants-need-a-job-want-to-live-in-a-warm-climate-then-good-news/490192 "2009-03-20T17:28:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-elephants-need-a-job-want-to-live-in-a-warm-climate-then-good-news/490192/21 "2009-03-23T00:40:34Z")
> [@Pyper](#): > > What kind of zoo is Montgomery running? You need those kind of qualifications just to _volunteer_ at the L.A. Zoo. To actually get paid, you need a graduate degree. One with a tragically [high mortality rate](http://www.worldzootoday.com/2008/10/11/2-elephant-deaths-at-montgomery-zoo-draw-concern/) for elephants. > [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > Well, how many people are going to assume that an elephant keeper’s job _doesn’t_ involve shoveling shit? Especially since it’s a civil service job. What kind of _civil service_ job doesn’t involve shoveling shit?🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-elephants-need-a-job-want-to-live-in-a-warm-climate-then-good-news/490192/22 "2009-03-23T01:15:46Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > Is the requirement for running, supposed to cover the situation where th elephant is getting very angry? I don’t think anyone would need to tell me it’s time to run Well, see, they didn’t used to list that qualification, and, um, well…that black stuff between elephants toes? Handlers that couldn’t run. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-elephants-need-a-job-want-to-live-in-a-warm-climate-then-good-news/490192/23 "2009-03-23T01:41:55Z")
> [@Kevbo](#): > > Handlers that couldn’t run. [Bummer.](http://www.elephants.com/pr/joanna_burke.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-elephants-need-a-job-want-to-live-in-a-warm-climate-then-good-news/490192/24 "2009-03-23T04:27:35Z")
I like the fact they specify “1,000 hours or 6 months of professional experience working with elephants within the last five years”. Because, you know, you don’t want a bunch of applicants who’ve just been doing part-time elephant work on their weekends. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-elephants-need-a-job-want-to-live-in-a-warm-climate-then-good-news/490192/25 "2009-03-23T05:40:34Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I like the fact they specify “1,000 hours or 6 months of professional experience working with elephants within the last five years”. Because, you know, you don’t want a bunch of applicants who’ve just been doing part-time elephant work on their weekends. Or the yuppie dogooders who get to feeling guilty and volunteer at elephant shelters at Christmas then forget about them the rest of the year. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-elephants-need-a-job-want-to-live-in-a-warm-climate-then-good-news/490192/26 "2009-03-23T06:09:06Z")
Or some guy who belonged to the elephant club back in high school. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-elephants-need-a-job-want-to-live-in-a-warm-climate-then-good-news/490192.md?page=1)