David Conrad Taylor, BVMS, FRCVS, FZS (11 February 1934 – 29 January 2013), was a British veterinary surgeon.
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 the first user of the dart gun in the UK[1] and was the first vet in the country to trial and adopt the newer immobilising drugs for large animals.
He was known for inventive and unusual treatments, on one occasion successfully treating a haemorrhaging killer whale by feeding it black puddings.
In March 2008, Taylor retired from the International Zoo Veterinary Practice,[1] though he still acted as a consultant and continued to be a prolific writer until his death.
In the mid-1970s and early 1980s, Taylor wrote a popular series of autobiographical books that charted his life and experiences as a "Zoo Vet".