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Operation Wild: Episode 3

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Episode 3

BBC One - Operation Wild, Episode 3

In a world first, a vet attempts keyhole brain surgery on a moon bear deep in the jungle.

Veterinary science series. Vets use keyhole brain surgery deep in the jungle, remove an elephant's tusk and fit a prosthetic tail to a dolphin.

Clare Balding and vet Steve Leonard join vets around the world whose ingenuity and dedication is transforming animals' lives. For the first time ever, a vet attempts to treat a moon bear using keyhole brain surgery deep in the jungle. Vets try to remove an elephant's massive tusk after he develops an infection, and will a prosthetic tail help a dolphin called Fuji swim again?

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Factual: Pets & Animals

Factual: Science & Nature: Science & Technology

Clare Balding and Steve Leonard join teams of pioneering vets around the world.

Clare Balding and Steve Leonard join teams of pioneering vets around the world who are using the most cutting-edge techniques, often adapted from human medicine, to save the lives of animals.

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