As the zoo celebrates its 200th birthday, photographer David Levene captures the people keeping their (sometimes very dangerous) patients healthy and happy. Introduction: Patrick Barkham ...

Letters: Readers respond to the Guardian’s picture essay showing a year in the life of London zoo vets ...

Learn how Zoo veterinarians deliver expert care for an apex island predator. Mike Bock Inside the Zoo’s veterinary hospital, a team of veterinarians, technicians and animal care specialists work to ...

Deem, Sharon L. 2007. "Role of the zoo veterinarian in the conservation of captive and free-ranging wildlife." International Zoo Yearbook, 41 3–11.

Visitors to the Turtle Back Zoo watch through a large picture window as a white-cheeked gibbon undergoes a wellness checkup in West Orange, N.J., Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) WEST ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Zoological medicine requires specialized knowledge of species-specific physiology rather than the generalized ...

Edith, a 29-year-old chimpanzee at Edinburgh Zoo, has been given a clean bill of health after a comprehensive veterinary check-up. The procedure included a heart scan to look for signs of congenital ...

Visitors to London Zoo will soon be able to watch its vets in action as they carry out operations, health checks and ...