"I adore working with any species of cat, including my five Birmans. During my professional life thus far, this tiger case remains unique, thank goodness."

David Taylor received his veterinary degree from the University of Glasgow Veterinary School in 1956 and was appointed a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeon in Diseases of Zoo Primates in 1968. He founded the International Zoo Veterinary Group in 1969 and has worked in countries all over the world. In recent years, Dr. Taylor has specialized in marine mammal medicine. He is also the author of some 50 books on animal matters including seven autobiographical volumes in the Zoovet series. He is married with two daughters and lives just outside of London.