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A routine medical procedure becomes a major challenge when Layla the chimpanzee refuses to cooperate with zoo vets. After concerns that her contraceptive implant may have stopped working, the team must safely anesthetize one of the zoo's strongest and smartest animals. Subscribe to Our World: bit.ly/3xnPuGL

On Wednesday, Layla the chimp gives the vets the fright of their lives when a medical procedure turns out to be anything but routine. And Raman, the baby elephant, goes to nursery school.

This film was first broadcast: 17 Oct 2007

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