Veterinary surgeons carrying our 'keyhole' laparoscopic vasectomy of wild elephant

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Veterinary surgeons Dr Johan Marais (right) and Dr Dean Hendrickson, carrying our l'keyhole' laparoscopic vasectomy of wild elephant, Loxodonta africana. Private game reserve in Limpopo, South Africa. Dr Marais is with Universoty of Pretoria Faculty of Veterinary Science, Dr Hendrickson is director of Colorado State Universoty Veterinary Teaching Hosipital.

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Location: Limpopo, South Africa
Photo credit: © Ann and Steve Toon / Alamy / Afripics
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