Veterinary practice is an extremely admirable profession, as it involves caring for precious animals. Thanks to the hard work ...

Dr. Murray operates on one of the Zoo’s gorillas. Jessie Cohen/Smithsonian’s National Zoo Suzan Murray, chief veterinarian at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., oversees the health ...

Brunei the orangutan is a good sport when Dr. Lily Parkinson draws some blood. “I'm finding his blood vessel on the ...

A komodo dragon at the Singapore Zoo recently found himself at the center of an unusual veterinary emergency after a troop of ...

When people visit zoos, they go to see the caged nonhumans who are there, but rarely, if ever, get to go behind the scenes to see what zoo veterinarians do for their patients. I'm pleased to present ...

WASHINGTON — Chemo for a gecko? Right-o. Humans have used geckos in the pursuit of skin cancer treatments. So it seems fitting that when a gecko at the National Zoo was spotted with tumors, humans ...

Sarah Cannizzo is an associate veterinarian at Fort Worth Zoo, certified to conduct acupuncture on the zoo's more than 7,000 creatures. Cannizzo has administered acupuncture to rabbits with ...

Sheraz Sadiq / OPB As the head veterinarian, Dr. Carlos Sanchez is ultimately responsible for the health and well-being of more than a thousand animals — not including the fish — at the Oregon Zoo in ...

HOUSTON – With more than 100 years in existence and more than 6,000 permanent animal residents, the Houston Zoo has become one of the best zoos on the planet. It’s not just the number and variety of ...