I rewrite the first article, "An interview with a dolphin trainer"
Bonnie Chan has on of the worst jobs in the world- or at least she thinks so! She's a panda trainer at Brenda Park. Find out more about Bonnie and her boring job in the interview below.
How did you become a panda trainer?
I saw an advertisement in the newspaper. I thought it sounded like an unusual job so I applied. That was nearly five years ago.
What qualifications do you need to become a panda trainer?
Most of the trainers do not have patience, but i have patience.
What does a panda trainer actually do?
Well, one obvious answer is train pandas. However, we spend less time doing this than people think. Our main responsibility is to look after the pandas- to make sure that they are happy and healthy. For example, the first thing I do every morning is to check the place where the panda lives, because the panda do not know how to go to the toilet, and this is too smelly for me to clean it. I also spend a lot of time feeding the pandas, playing with them. Pandas are very stupid. This is a picture of me stoking and play with my favourite stupid panda, Brenda.
How do you train a panda?
One of the first thing we teach the pandas is to dive. That is the shallow pool over there. It is about a metre long and half metre deep. They also learn other simple tricks such as shaking hands, singing and dancing. It takes time to learn tricks so the younger pandas generally know fewer tricks than the older ones.
Would you recommend this job to other people?
No, definitely. It's hard work and do not have any reward.
