Vet on the Wild Side Paperback David Conrad Taylor

by David Taylor

Autobiography of David Taylor found of the first ever exotic vet practice and inspiration for the BBC drama One by One

Genres: Nonfiction, Animals

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

David Conrad Taylor, BVMS, FRCVS, FZS, was a British veterinary surgeon. He was the first veterinary surgeon to specialise in zoo and wildlife medicine. Taylor worked with zoo and wild animals from 1957, acting as a consultant on the treatment of some of the rarest species on Earth. He was world-renowned as an expert in marine mammal medicine.

In the mid-1970s and early 1980s, Taylor wrote a popular series of autobiographical books that charted his life and experiences as a "Zoo Vet". These books were adapted for Television in a drama series, One by One. He continued to be a prolific writer until his death. [wikipedia]

Reviews

[Hettie]

Some interesting stories and some perspective on historical zoo practices. Some absolutely horrifying practices that seem to be standard practice only a couple of decades ago. Shows how far the zoo industry has come.

[Beka]

More fun zoo and animal adventures.