Gilbert the giraffe goes to the dentist

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Edinburgh Zoo released a time-lapse video showing the manpower required to investigate an undiagnosed swelling on Gilbert the giraffe's face. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI. Footage by Edinburgh Zoo via Storyful

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00:00How many people does it take to anaesthetise a giraffe?

00:03Edinburgh Zoo released a time-lapse video showing the manpower required to

00:07investigate an undiagnosed swelling on Gilbert the giraffe's face.

00:12Vets, nurses, zookeepers, anaesthetists and dentists all collaborated on the

00:17procedure, which took weeks to plan. The animal care team can be seen massaging

00:22his long legs and using elastic bands to move them, all to ensure adequate blood

00:27flow during the procedure, according to the zoo. The procedure revealed no

00:31apparent cause for the swelling. Vet Harry Winro speculated that the swelling may

00:35have instead been caused by Lifestar, remarking that the mammal quickly

00:39refilled his cheek pouch with food right after it was emptied.

00:57P hooked.

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01:05Yeah.

01:08Yeah.

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