And breathe! Vicky the 29-year-old orangutan rests up after sinus operation at Chester Zoo скачать в хорошем качестве

And breathe! Vicky the 29-year-old orangutan rests up after sinus operation at Chester Zoo

Vets, keepers and doctors swung into action at Chester Zoo as 49 kg orangutan Vicky successfully underwent a sinus operation -- the first time the procedure has ever been carried out in the UK. Performed at Chester Zoo's on-site Animal Health Centre, the two-hour surgery was conducted by the zoo's vets, colleagues from Blackpool Zoo and a human sinus expert from Nuffield Heath The Grosvenor Hospital in Chester. Vicky, a Bornean orangutan, usually lives at Blackpool Zoo but, along with three other orangutans, is currently staying in Chester until her new exhibit in Blackpool is completed. Chester Zoo vet Steve Unwin said: "It's fantastic that we've been able to do this for Vicky. Her chronic sinusitis may have made her feel 'thick headed' and made her more susceptible to picking up infections. "This operation will dramatically improve things for her, make her much more comfortable."