From camels to crocodiles, the first zoo vets had to learn on the job | Letters
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<p>Readers respond to the Guardian’s picture essay showing a year in the life of London zoo vets</p><p>We were pleased by your article on the important work of zoo vets (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/apr/19/a-year-in-life-of-london-zoo-vets-photo-special">From sleeping lions to spitting snakes: a year in the life of London zoo vets, 19 April</a>). Our father, Calvert Appleby, worked as a vet at Edinburgh zoo from 1948 to 1959, before
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<p>Readers respond to the Guardian’s picture essay showing a year in the life of London zoo vets</p><p>We were pleased by your article on the important work of zoo vets (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/apr/19/a-year-in-life-of-london-zoo-vets-photo-special">From sleeping lions to spitting snakes: a year in the life of London zoo vets, 19 April</a>). Our father, Calvert Appleby, worked as a vet at Edinburgh zoo from 1948 to 1959, before
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