大象
大動「物」手術的最後一站,來到格魯吉亞首都第比利斯,我們將會見證一項拯救亞洲大象的手術。一隻名叫格蘭迪的亞洲象所居住的動物園發生水災,牠雖然僥倖生存了下來,但其中一隻象牙受到嚴重感染。全球頂尖的野生動物獸醫嘗試替牠拔牙,這次手術是一次與時間的競賽,因為格蘭迪每麻醉多一分鐘,牠自身的體重都有可能會對自己的重要器官造成破壞。
Elephant
Liz Bonnin takes us inside the dramatic world of big animal surgery. This time, she travels to Tbilisi in Georgia to witness a life-saving operation on a magnificent Asian elephant named Grande. Having survived a catastrophic flood at the zoo where he lives, Grande has a badly infected tusk.
One of the world’s top wildlife vets attempts to remove it in a race against the clock, as every minute Grande is under anaesthetic, the weight of his own body risks damaging his vital organs.