Zoo Tails (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780857502605)

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.

Author: Oliver Graham Jones
ISBN-10: 0857502603
ISBN-13: 9780857502605
Publisher: Bantam
Language: English
Published: 01/26/2016
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.60h x 4.90w x 0.50d