How Do I Become an Animal Trainer?

Discover all of the personal preparations necessary to become an animal trainer at SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, or Discovery Cove.

[@MrLadiesman216]

I went today,what an amazing team of professionals & animals,never seen anything like it.

[@kittykattbabaii]

its been my dream since i was 6 to become and orca trainer, but as i live in england that dream of working with these animals will mean i'll have to move over to the states as they dont have places like seaworld here anymore :(

[@Scarlet21luvspokemon]

I am not running away from my dream of becoming an orca trainer. Had that dream since i was two years old and it's too late to give up. That's all I want in life is to become a trainer for the orcas in SWC.

[@RerodRerod2000]

My cousin laughed at me when I said I'm going to a killer whale. She said at its the most dumbest job I could ever choose and that I should be a dolphin trainer, but I didn't listen to her

[@melony91able]

to help save their kind. not all are captured. some are captured which i think is wrong but i am all for captive births and rescues!(: i love orcas! it would be amazing to see them in the oceans but we cant get them back there without the right technology and what not to train them to not rely on humanity and teach them how to hunt. If you were to release them we would have another keiko incident. I've wanted to be an orca trainer since I was 2 and felt the way I have since I was around 7!(:

[@avalsnep9910]

I love how it never actually told you how to become an animal trainer, just where to look at the sea world website 😂

[@destinydorsey3764]

alyk ashbay accurate 😂

[@sazmullium]

@MalteseLover11 the swim test is 250 ft in exactly 2:20secs then you have to swim 100 ft under water with only one breath allowed once you have taken the first dive under water, then swimming to the bottom getting hte weight once you have done that they will put you straight into a microphone test after that they will make you carry two 50 pound buckets and make you run up a hill and down again, pass all that only then do you get an interview,

[@Goblet0fire]

ahh yes, that's chuck cureau. He trains Belugas and he was a host on a Discovery Kids Show.

[@txhorselovingirl]

omg i met the guy talking in the video! his name is chuck! he is such a nice guy! he works at SWSA with the belugas now. Hes in the azul show. I got to meet him when we went to work the the pacific white sided dolphins and belugas!

[@isairivas4737]

yes i want to be a shamu trainer and i am not going to give up

[@marilu3614]

Did you make it?

[@luxnotlisbon]

This used to be my one true dream. But SeaWorld has changed so much. It’s just not the same anymore. No orca water work after 2010 and now in 2020 no more dolphin water work. It’s so disappointing.

[@emeraldcrusade5016]

I know, this is sad. Fuck blackfish

[@team1hsesup827]

I love animals

[@shasxbeauty]

its been my dream since i first went to seworld when i was only 1 year old to work with the killer whales. im from ireland so im gonna move half way across the world but if you think thats going to stop me your wrong.

[@davislarkin8749]

Can we get an update

[@Shadi13_]

So, the freestyle is 220 feet, but about 110 of that 220 feet is underwater? So it's not 2 seperate swim tests?

[@Goblet0fire]

completely true

[@margoc88]

this is my dream job!! the first time i went to seaworld when i was four 1/2 i said to my mum and dad i want to do that!! but now i need to become an american citerzen, i need to take drama lessons to boost my confidence just a bit more, and alhough i'm a strong and confident swimmer i need to improve on my diving :L:L because at the moment there more like belly flops than dives :L

[@2cute24get11]

Yeah i know and understand all the requirements of training killer whales, dolphins, and belugas, and I still want to!

[@FutureOrkidTrainer]

I can't wait to become a trainer, it's been my dream to work with killer whales since I was 9 :)

[@vermillion6805]

Same and I am nine.

[@Goblet0fire]

Is that Chuck Cureau?

[@kittykattbabaii]

@KingsProduction50 AGREED!

[@keiko44]

haha, funny the end. :D i would like to be an orca trainer. :))) but i can't speak XD because i would speak the English more better... but now i'm learning hard!:) everything else is OK. but the swimming isn't the perfect, but in this summer or the next, i will swim everyday. :D

[@Scubagal2917]

@XTwilightandTruaX my feelings exactly exept with dolphins :D

[@kcbrookster]

good! you shouldn't...i wanna be a killer whale trainer, too. my sister, when she was my age wanted to be a dolphin trainer. even then i secretly wanted to be a killer whale trainer, but i didn't tell her. now she's given up on that dream, but i won't give up on mine :)

[@markperez8177]

I would be a bear trainer

[@TheRoxySkier]

i would scoop up crap with my bare hands for free if i could become a trainer! :'( i wish i could :'(

[@iJam24]

then, why did you reply too mine lol

[@uchuynh2644]

CovidImages need to be invested more than half19

[@willianramos5650]

RIP TILIKUM

[@Goblet0fire]

ok well thats depressing..i was just assuming anyway

[@iJam24]

whales are eaten all over the world.. not just japan ...whales and dolphins should not be in aquariums in the first place ...

[@heyaaabceefghl]

why would you want to train animals that have been taken out of their own home and into the captivity of ours for entertainment? it's sick.

[@syncsummit]

Did you ever think of the costs to these poor animals? Think of a better way to spend your life than participating in the torture of these animals.