Marmots were the perfect test species for a wildlife adversity index.

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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British government prohibits wild animals in U.K. circuses by 2020, joining similar bans in Scotland and Ireland.

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