zoo veterinarians

Veterinarian Oliver Graham-Jones recounts his experiences at the London Zoo.

How do you weigh a panda? Or check a sea lion's tooth? Or figure out why a llama is limping? These are just some of the many tasks veterinarians, technicians, and animal keepers at the Smithsonian s National Zoo are trained in. With full-color photos and lively, accessible text, this new title looks at the very busy to do list of zoo workers as they take care of their creatures large and small.

Shows how mathematics are used in the work of a zoo veterinarian.

A newborn orangutan is seriously ill with a mysterious stomach ailment. An alligator with an agonizing toothache needs an urgent operation. And a chubby tiger must be put on a diet. It's all in a day's work for a zoo vet! Get to Work with Science and Technology is a fascinating new series that introduces readers to the real-life applications of STEM subjects. Every day, vets are faced with tricky problems to solve. In The Wild World of a Zoo Vet, readers will discover how vets use science and high-tech equipment to solve problems, save lives, and care for wild animals big and small. Told in a lively narrative style, this book includes firsthand accounts of everyday life as a zoo vet, dramatic and funny anecdotes, and behind-the-scenes photos. Readers will also get the chance to try out their zoo vet skills with activities that are perfect for science fair projects.

A veterinarian who specializes in treating wild animals recounts his experiences with animals in circuses, zoos, marinelands, and wild animal parks.

Follows a zoo veterinarian through her day as she examines an elephant, performs surgery on an ailing armadillo, and monitors the health of a new zoo resident.

Describes the work of the veterinarians at the San Diego Zoo as they treat sick and injured animals and work to save species through conservation and breeding programs.

A collection of essays in which zoological veterinarians describe how they used cutting-edge medicine to treat animals at zoos around the world.

Examines the work of zoo veterinarians focusing on such cases as a tiger with a toothache, a gorilla with a cold, and a tortoise with a broken bone.