How a Vet Performs Dangerous Surgeries on Wild Animals | WIRED

Wildlife veterinarian Romain Pizzi performed the first brain surgery on a bear as well as the first keyhole appendix surgery on an orangutan. He's also anesthetized hundreds of seals. Using hours of his own self-shot footage, let's take a look at how Romain prepares and performs these amazing wildlife surgeries.

Director: Anna O'Donohue
Director of Photography: Steven Cassidy
Editor: Parker Dixon
Expert: Romain Pizzi
Producer: Katherine Wzorek
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Samantha Vélez
Production Manager: Eric Martinez
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila
Camera Operator: Aidan Black
Audio: Simon Tomlinson
Production Assistant: Charles Marks
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Diego Rentsch

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