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Chimpanzee

Big Animal Surgery Series 1
Episode 2 of 3

Liz Bonnin travels to a sanctuary in Sierra Leone to witness a lifesaving operation on a chimpanzee. A vet uses techniques from human medicine to diagnose and remove a lump.

Liz Bonnin takes us inside the dramatic world of big animal surgery. This time, she travels to a sanctuary in Sierra Leone to witness a lifesaving operation on a young chimpanzee. The chimp has a rapidly growing lump on her abdomen, which her keepers are worried is a cancerous tumour. One of the world鈥檚 leading wildlife vets uses advanced techniques from human medicine to diagnose and remove the lump. But the story takes a dangerous twist when the chimp nearly wakes during the operation.

59 minutes

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Thu 7 May 2020 23:30
主播大秀 Two

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    Christian Telford

    To Be Eternal

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Presenter Liz Bonnin
Director Emma Hatherley

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