Das Nilpferd muss ins Bett

by David Taylor

Von rührenden und haarsträubenden Erlebnissen mit den ungezähmten Patienten im Zoo und in freier Wildbahn erzählen David Taylors Geschichten. Sie sind mit jenem staubtrockenen Humor geschrieben, den es in britischen Breiten offenbar rezeptfrei gibt.
Ein Buch für alle, die gern ein Nilpferd in der Badewanne und drei Giraffen auf dem Balkon hätten.
(Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine frühere Ausgabe.)

Genres: Nonfiction, Nature

272 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

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

[Max Dodd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Witty book with lots of anecdotes and interesting stories.

I got a particularly interesting aberrant reading out of this book having a look into the history of peoples opinions on zoos - considering modern research and veterinarians recon they are doing more bad than good, you see a man who is trying to help animals inside - not yet aware of the issues of the zoos.

I’d recommend

[Elizabetti · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good translation of the book ""Doctor in the Zoo: The Making of a Zoo Vet" by David Taylor.
It is my first book by David Taylor and now I want to read some more books by this author in English. Very interestingly and lively written.

[Kate Millin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although this is the second book he wrote he goes back and tells some stories about his childhood and up his wonderful if eccentric grandma who helped home look after a wide range of animals. I loved the story of her denture glue idea - one he carried on using when in full practice. It finishes before the previous book which is a bit strange - soon after his decision to become the first alley exotic animal vet. A brilliant read, I had to finish the story about each animal quickly to find out what happened. Some of his experiences were not pleasant, but are told with great humour.

[Beka · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love reading all of Dr. Taylor's fun stories about the animals that he's worked with over the years. This book is actually the same as "Is There a Doctor in the Zoo?".