Singapore Zoo Vets at Work

European Pressphoto Agency - 368 days ago
epa01844006 Dr Sonja Luz trims the tusk of the twelve-year-old babirusa, Anwara with a wire cutter before the tusk grows into its eye at the Singapore Zoo in Singapore, 16 July 2009. The team of 10 vets oversees health and medical needs of around 4,000 animals at the Singapore Zoo and Night Safari. The centre has medical equipment worth 3.6 million Singapore dollars (1.75 million euros) including X-ray and ultrasound machines and a fully-equipped operating theater. The team currently handles more than 120 cases and performs in excess of 12 anesthesia and five surgeries in an average working week. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG