ZOOLOGY AS A SCIENCE 



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The science of zoology is so vast and so 

 specialized that a zoologist may spend his 

 entire life effort on one small phase of the 

 subject. For example, the entomologist con- 

 centrates on insects and may be fairly famil- 

 iar with a large number of them, but a dip- 

 terologist is an expert on Hies, one order of 

 insects. Likewise, a parasitologist may have 

 a nodding acquaintance with many animal 

 parasites, but a helminthologist is a special- 

 ist on worms, and a 7nalariologist confines 

 his work to causative organisms of malaria, 

 which are protozoan parasites. The orni- 



thologist studies birds and their habits, 

 whereas the mammalogist concentrates on 

 mammals. It is obvious that there are many 

 small segments of the science of zoology 

 that occupy the attention of zoologists 

 today, and it is from this concerted effort 

 that our knowledge is going forward at a 

 tremendous rate. The possibility for future 

 benefits to mankind are almost limitless, 

 providing man has sufficient intelligence to 

 utilize this knowledge for the advancement 

 of the human race rather than for its de- 

 struction. 



