Gilbert the giraffe receiving anesthesia. RZSS via SWNS) By Talker

By Lauren Beavis

Video shows a team of experts giving a giraffe a massage as he underwent an operation on his face.

Gilbert the giraffe recently underwent a general anesthetic at Edinburgh Zoo - which required over 20 experts to investigate an unusual swelling.

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) said the complex operation required weeks of planning and coordination, and an expert team was brought together from across the UK and Europe.

Alongside the wildlife conservation charity’s vets and zookeepers, specialist veterinary anesthetists and equine dentists from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, as well as vets and nurses from Chester Zoo and Copenhagen Zoo, all collaborated "to ensure G

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