Going Wild: More Adventures of a Zoo Vet

by David Taylor

Book by Taylor, David

Genres: Animals, Nonfiction, Science, Nature

270 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

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

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good writing, but an uninteresting story; I prefer fiction.

[Ee Cheng Ooi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A reminder of why I do this thankless, ridiculous job. Good reading for days when everything seems to go wrong. A bit worrying that our safe work practices haven't seemed to have improved since the 80's.

[Ginny Thurston · Rating 4 out of 5]

This would be a great book for middle school students. It has adventures with animals, but on the serious side, they could research what changes have occurred since 1968. Do we look at wild animals differently? Do we treat animals better or worse now? What animals discussed are endangered and why?

[Monique · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun, entertaining read. Quick read.

[sydney- · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book. Can be a bit slow at times but other wise a great book. Read if you are a vet or a brewing vet.

[Kate Millin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book too it is fascinating to see how David's exotic creature only veterinary practice developed. He was very brave to take in managing Flamingo Park in the early years.. He certainly had some very scary experiences but comes through it with great humour.

[Beka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another collection of outstanding and interesting stories from the world's first zoo vet.

[Diane Wachter · Rating 3 out of 5]

RDC-M V 2, 1982, 7/87. Going Wild: Adventures of a Zoo Vet. David Taylor. Okay.