Zoo Tails Contributor(s): Jones, Oliver Graham (Author), Morris, Desmond (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0857502603 ISBN-13: 9780857502605 Publisher: Bantam Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Medical (incl. Patients) - Nature | Animals - General - Medical | Veterinary Medicine - General |
Dewey: 636.089 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.9" W x 7.6" (0.35 lbs) 208 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Oliver Graham-Jones recalls his time as the chief vet at London Zoo, and some of the extraordinary animals he met along the way 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 anesthetized, 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 humor, Oliver frequently described himself as quaking with fear, but he was also skillful, brave, and, most of all, incredibly caring and kind to his animal patients. |