David Taylor (veterinary surgeon)
David Taylor | |
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| Born | David Conrad Taylor 11 February 1934 Rochdale, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 29 January 2013 (aged 78) |
| Occupation(s) | Veterinarian, author, television presenter |
David Conrad Taylor, BVMS, FRCVS, FZS (11 February 1934 – 29 January 2013), 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 an expert in marine mammal medicine. From 1968, he was the vet in charge of Cuddles, the first captive orca to be kept in the UK, at Flamingo Park, North Yorkshire.