Cort Wynen

Zoologist

Just a bit about me

I grew up in Melbourne's South East and I'm the youngest of three sons. I've always been a huge admirer of the sciences and world around us, but nothing else quite says 'mysterious' as well as animals do. Some of them are so similar and familiar, yet bizarre and abnormal, you can't help but be captivated by them. 

I went to a catholic primary school and started at a catholic high school before moving to an all boys private school where I couldn't decide on what Uni degree i wanted to do afterwards, so I did all the sciences as a safe bet. But after much consideration it always came back to the fact that I've always loved animals and that a career in zookeeping is where I'd be most at home.

I moved out of home to study Zoology for three years at Deakin University in Geelong, undertaking many interesting excursions which only solidified my want to be a zookeeper.
Always having at least one pet around while growing up, there's very few days where my life hasn't been improved by having animals around.