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Embark on your own exotic animal veterinary career by completing your veterinary education and earning a DVM, finding opportunities to work with wildlife or exotic animals, and then pursuing board certification through the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP), specializing in Exotic Companion Mammal Practice (a relatively new specialty, with only 22 vets are diplomates thus far), or through the American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM), which has a subcategory to train with an emphasis in zoological companion animals (another term for exotic animals). But how do you know where to pursue your exotic animal care education, or with whom? A look at our list of top exotic animal veterinary professors may give you some ideas.