Zoology vs Paleontology

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What science is more interesting for you?
Zoology	11 (39.3%)
Paleontology	7 (25%)
Equal	10 (35.7%)
Total Votes: 28

Zoology vs Paleontology; What science is more interesting for you?
Topic Started: May 15 2012, 12:01 PM (1,077 Views)
Homotherium	May 15 2012, 12:01 PM Post #1
Posts: 216 Group: Members Member #173 Joined: Feb 5, 2012	What science is more interesting for you?



Sicilianu	May 15 2012, 01:16 PM Post #2
Posts: 1,128 Group: Members Member #36 Joined: Jan 10, 2012	Zoology.
	Sicilianu


Superpredator	May 19 2012, 08:25 AM Post #3
Posts: 4,927 Group: Members Member #59 Joined: Jan 12, 2012	Paleontology FTW!!!



Wild	May 19 2012, 11:10 AM Post #4
Native Wildlife and Survival Skills enthusiast Posts: 4,120 Group: Members Member #291 Joined: Apr 16, 2012	Zoology by far. I'm really not a fan of paleontology. Most times when I see a thread in interspecific conflict involving a dinosaur or some other prehistoric animal I don't even give it a second look. I guess its because (and this may sound silly) prehistoric animals seem so "fake" to me as compared to modern day animals. I mean you can say "this extinct animal would win in a conflict against this animal" but you never know. Everything about it, it's: size, behavior, diet, and habitat is basically just a guess and we'll never know if some dinosaur really was as aggressive as we might think or some prehistoric mammal hunted and behaved in the style of its modern day relative. While for modern day animals you have: records, reports, accounts, pictures,videos, instances, and all sorts of evidence providing you with exact information on them. It makes them so much more "real" and adds more "depth" to studying them. I mean you can actually go out there and film and record the day-to-day life of a modern day animal while for prehistoric creatures you have to spend immense amounts of time just digging up a few bones and fossils and trying to piece together clues you aren't even certain of. I don't mean to offend those who love paleontology but its just really not the thing for me. Edited by Wild, May 19 2012, 11:12 AM.



Superpredator	May 19 2012, 11:18 AM Post #5
Posts: 4,927 Group: Members Member #59 Joined: Jan 12, 2012	It's quite the opposite here. I usually only click prehistoric match-ups rarely modern ones. I find palaeontology more enjoyable because you can discover new things and learn about things no-one ever knew before. It's the thrill of uncovering the next "T.rex" that makes it exciting.



Cat	May 19 2012, 11:33 AM Post #6
Posts: 827 Group: Members Member #75 Joined: Jan 13, 2012	Actually neither Zoology nor Paleonthology are about interspecies conflict. This is our own little private hobby, but most zoologists or paleonthologist in reality would laugh or even sneer at us. Actually Paleonthology is not even about dinosaurs or other cool prehistoric animals. I started to study Paleonthology at the University and quickly realized it was all about memorizing interminable lists of fossil shells from tiny extinct invertebrates and found it was the most boring thing ever and quitted without regret. Often people makes the mistake to think the real science is equal to the 'popular science' from TV documentaries or even more unrealistically the 'magic' science from Hollywood movies. Real science is a painstaking process where scientists almost only deal with very particular and unglamorous details and it requires a special passion and attitude. It's only a tiny minority of scientists that deal with exciting and glamorous things like the field researchers who study animals in the African savannah.
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Wild	May 20 2012, 03:47 AM Post #7
Native Wildlife and Survival Skills enthusiast Posts: 4,120 Group: Members Member #291 Joined: Apr 16, 2012	Cat May 19 2012, 11:33 AM Actually neither Zoology nor Paleonthology are about interspecies conflict. This is our own little private hobby, but most zoologists or paleonthologist in reality would laugh or even sneer at us. Actually Paleonthology is not even about dinosaurs or other cool prehistoric animals. I started to study Paleonthology at the University and quickly realized it was all about memorizing interminable lists of fossil shells from tiny extinct invertebrates and found it was the most boring thing ever and quitted without regret. Often people makes the mistake to think the real science is equal to the 'popular science' from TV documentaries or even more unrealistically the 'magic' science from Hollywood movies. Real science is a painstaking process where scientists almost only deal with very particular and unglamorous details and it requires a special passion and attitude. It's only a tiny minority of scientists that deal with exciting and glamorous things like the field researchers who study animals in the African savannah. I knew that. At one point in my life I wanted to be a zoologist then I looked at the pay and the work and I realized how boring it would be to sit in a lab and look at all sorts of reports or records all for a fair-to-mediocre pay (depending on where you worked and your education). I kinda interpret this Paleontology vs Zoology thread as "Prehistoric animals vs. Modern-day animals (which do you enjoy better)". I didn't actually think they were comparing the real study of animals and prehistoric creatures. Both fields as jobs are equally boring if that's how you want to look at it ,but I think modern-day animals are more interesting to learn about as an individual not as an occupation



Wild	May 20 2012, 03:55 AM Post #8
Native Wildlife and Survival Skills enthusiast Posts: 4,120 Group: Members Member #291 Joined: Apr 16, 2012	Tigerkid May 19 2012, 11:18 AM It's quite the opposite here. I usually only click prehistoric match-ups rarely modern ones. I find palaeontology more enjoyable because you can discover new things and learn about things no-one ever knew before. It's the thrill of uncovering the next "T.rex" that makes it exciting. What do you mean by "uncovering the next t-rex"?



KindRobot	May 20 2012, 04:11 AM Post #9
Posts: 5 Group: Members Member #330 Joined: May 20, 2012	Paleontology is by far more interesting
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DinosaurMichael	May 20 2012, 05:08 AM Post #10
Posts: 5,523 Group: Moderator Member #5 Joined: Jan 6, 2012	I like both equally the same.
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Canidae	May 20 2012, 07:53 AM Post #11
Posts: 1,240 Group: Members Member #8 Joined: Jan 7, 2012	animal118 May 20 2012, 03:47 AM Cat May 19 2012, 11:33 AM Actually neither Zoology nor Paleonthology are about interspecies conflict. This is our own little private hobby, but most zoologists or paleonthologist in reality would laugh or even sneer at us. Actually Paleonthology is not even about dinosaurs or other cool prehistoric animals. I started to study Paleonthology at the University and quickly realized it was all about memorizing interminable lists of fossil shells from tiny extinct invertebrates and found it was the most boring thing ever and quitted without regret. Often people makes the mistake to think the real science is equal to the 'popular science' from TV documentaries or even more unrealistically the 'magic' science from Hollywood movies. Real science is a painstaking process where scientists almost only deal with very particular and unglamorous details and it requires a special passion and attitude. It's only a tiny minority of scientists that deal with exciting and glamorous things like the field researchers who study animals in the African savannah. I knew that. At one point in my life I wanted to be a zoologist then I looked at the pay and the work and I realized how boring it would be to sit in a lab and look at all sorts of reports or records all for a fair-to-mediocre pay (depending on where you worked and your education). I kinda interpret this Paleontology vs Zoology thread as "Prehistoric animals vs. Modern-day animals (which do you enjoy better)". I didn't actually think they were comparing the real study of animals and prehistoric creatures. Both fields as jobs are equally boring if that's how you want to look at it ,but I think modern-day animals are more interesting to learn about as an individual not as an occupation I think you're both over-exaggerating a bit. It all depends on what type of work you get into and depending on which places you go you can have a lot more choice in the matter than you first think. Yes there is the more molecular / biochemical side of Zoology in a lab, but if that's not your thing then getting in contact with a National Parks board or something similar could land you a field position in research. Whilst its not Walking with Dinosaurs OR Animal Face-Off, it can be much more exciting and interesting than described.



Superpredator	May 20 2012, 09:23 AM Post #12
Posts: 4,927 Group: Members Member #59 Joined: Jan 12, 2012	animal118 May 20 2012, 03:55 AM Tigerkid May 19 2012, 11:18 AM It's quite the opposite here. I usually only click prehistoric match-ups rarely modern ones. I find palaeontology more enjoyable because you can discover new things and learn about things no-one ever knew before. It's the thrill of uncovering the next "T.rex" that makes it exciting. What do you mean by "uncovering the next t-rex" Uncovering the next most popular animal of all time.



Fishfreak	May 20 2012, 11:52 AM Post #13
Marine animal enthusiast Posts: 2,843 Group: Members Member #223 Joined: Mar 4, 2012	i love both but maybe paleontology is a bit more interesting for me



Wild	May 20 2012, 02:50 PM Post #14
Native Wildlife and Survival Skills enthusiast Posts: 4,120 Group: Members Member #291 Joined: Apr 16, 2012	Tigerkid May 20 2012, 09:23 AM animal118 May 20 2012, 03:55 AM Tigerkid May 19 2012, 11:18 AM It's quite the opposite here. I usually only click prehistoric match-ups rarely modern ones. I find palaeontology more enjoyable because you can discover new things and learn about things no-one ever knew before. It's the thrill of uncovering the next "T.rex" that makes it exciting. What do you mean by "uncovering the next t-rex" Uncovering the next most popular animal of all time. Oh



Agentjaguar	May 24 2012, 03:47 AM Post #15
Posts: 322 Group: Members Member #204 Joined: Feb 22, 2012	Both equally the same. Although if I had to really choose...paleontology would edge out just a little bit more.



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