Oliver Graham Jones

'This delightful book, written by Britain's most distinguished vet, reminds us that animals think and feel, that they experience loyalty, friendship, sadness and sorrow, and it is a comfort to know there are dedicated people like Graham-Jones who treat then with love and enormous compassion'

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.

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