Dr. Fisher’s Life on the Ark

Beginning with an alligator in his back yard…to vet school escapades...to taking care of General Patton’s dog, Willie, and 2,000 carrier pigeons during World War II…to being zoo doctor at Marlin Perkins’s Lincoln Park Zoo, Les Fisher’s stories leading up to his appointment as Zoo Director bring to life his early associations with animals.

But in 1962 when Dr. Fisher was placed in charge of Lincoln Park Zoo, the fun—and animal stories—really began.

From caring for the world-famous lowland gorilla Bushman to a succession of great, great apes, Dr. Fisher takes you on a collecting trip to Cameroon and back to the zoo for ape antics and escapes that are fun, poignant, entertaining, and sometimes scary.

Share in Dr. Fisher’s safari adventures to Africa and around the world …go with him to Sri Lanka to get a baby elephant…have lunch with MacDonald’s founder Ray Kroc…tour the Zoo with HRH Prince Philip and other celebrities and find out how taking animals on TV can be exciting…on and off camera.

This book has it all—and plenty of laughs and one good “hare-raising tale” after another.