Zoo Tails Book

"One puff adder, one antelope, one crocodile." This was the list of sick animals presented to Oliver Graham–Jones on his first day as chief veterinarian at London Zoo. It was 1951, and the care of zoo animals was in its infancy. Sick animals had previously been placed in the hands of their keepers and kept from public view, but Graham–Jones was about to change all that. A pioneer of many of the techniques now used by vets around the world, he was instrumental in building the first animal hospital and bringing London Zoo into the modern world of veterinary medicine. Zoo Tails is filled with his most memorable experiences, from performing a colostomy on a python to fitting a raven with a wooden leg. As funny as it is fascinating, this is a book for animal lovers everywhere. Founder of the British Veterinary Zoological Society, Oliver Graham–Jones is widely regarded as Britain's most distinguished vet.