But perhaps you would prefer a job working with animals?Elephant pedicurists scrape the bottom of the elephants' feet to get rid of calluses, dirt, and embedded rocks that can cause infection.Elephants in the wild wear down their nails naturally, but captive elephants have fewer opportunities to roam.Mike Hayward, the elephant pedicurist for the Ringling Bros.The elephants generally cooperate with Hayward, waiting patiently through the two-hour process.If so, you might consider a career as an elephant pedicurist.It may sound silly, but keeping elephants' nails clean and trim is critical to their health.Like human nails, elephant nails grow continuously.They also trim, file, and shape the elephants' nails.and Barnum & Bailey Circus, loves his job.He gives pedicures to his twelve elephants every five weeks.