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Budapest's oldest gorilla goes under the knife
London, Jan 17 (ANI): A gorilla in Hungary had to undergo a rare lifesaving surgery to remove a rapidly spreading tumour.
For the first of its kind surgery, the 32-year-old lowland gorilla, named Liesel, was given a King Kong-sized shot of anaesthetic, reports the Mirror.
Liesel, the oldest gorilla at Budapest Zoo, went through a three-hour long operation.
During the surgery, the doctors, assisted by veterinarians, also checked fibroids in Liesel's uterus, which is anatomically similar to that in the human female body. (ANI)
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Story first published: Saturday, January 17, 2009, 15:46 [IST]