David Taylor (veterinarian), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Taylor (veterinarian)

British veterinary surgeon, born 1934

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1934

Place of Birth: Rochdale, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 29-Jan-2013

Profession: writer, veterinarian

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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 world-renowned as an expert in marine mammal medicine.
From 1968, he was the vet in charge of Cuddles, the first captive killer whale to be kept in the UK, at Flamingo Park, North Yorkshire.