London —
Visitors to London Zoo will soon be able to watch its vets in action as they carry out operations, health checks and necropsies at a planned new wildlife health facility.
The zoo, which celebrates its 200th anniversary this week, has announced plans to build a new medical center that will feature a viewing gallery for visitors, thanks to a donation of £20 million ($27 million) from a long-term supporter who is not being identified.
Artists’ impressions produced by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), the international conservation charity that runs the zoo, show how children and adults will be able to watch through a large…