I enjoyed this - lots of anecdotes and interesting facts
I should say straight out that I am a bit of vocabulary geek so my favourite part of this book was that the fact section after each animal story included the collective noun for the creature involved. Manna from heaven for me - who knew a group of giant pandas was an embarrassment!
Anyhow wordy geekiness aside, this is an entertaining book with each of the 20 chapters containing an anecdote about a member of the animal kingdom that the author has treated (or moved around).
Jonathan is no ordinary vet so this is isn't a tale of cute kitties and daft dogs. Oh no, we have animals ranging from the Armadillo to the Zebra and locations from darkest Devon to deepest Africa.
The stories are amusing, moving and varied and his love of our fellow creatures shines through.
A good smattering of photos helps bring his tales to life and some of the conservation facts are sobering.
A great read - if only to be dazzled by the collective noun for zebras!
Anyhow wordy geekiness aside, this is an entertaining book with each of the 20 chapters containing an anecdote about a member of the animal kingdom that the author has treated (or moved around).
Jonathan is no ordinary vet so this is isn't a tale of cute kitties and daft dogs. Oh no, we have animals ranging from the Armadillo to the Zebra and locations from darkest Devon to deepest Africa.
The stories are amusing, moving and varied and his love of our fellow creatures shines through.
A good smattering of photos helps bring his tales to life and some of the conservation facts are sobering.
A great read - if only to be dazzled by the collective noun for zebras!