Zoo Tails

Zoo Tails

Non-Fiction, Languages & Reference, Dictionaries & Reference, Natural World & Environment, Nature Writing | Paperback Published on: 03/12/2015
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Synopsis

One puff adder, one antelope, one crocodile –

This was the list of sick animals presented to Oliver Graham-Jones on his first day as a new vet at London Zoo in 1951. And his time at the zoo didn’t get any less strange or entertaining…

There’s the time he anaesthetized, and was then chased by, a gorilla; had to capture an angry polar bear in thick fog; performed a colostomy on a python; and fitted a raven in the Tower of London with a wooden leg. And if an animal escaped (more frequently than you might think) or required urgent medical attention, he was always on hand, ready for any eventuality. With his self-deprecating humour, Oliver frequently described himself as quaking with fear, but he was also skilful, brave and, most of all, incredibly caring and kind to his animal patients.

  • Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780857502605
  • Number of pages: 208
  • Weight: 146g
  • Dimensions: 198 x 127 x 13 mm