Dressage d'un gorille à dos argenté pour pouvoir le soigner AU CŒUR DU ZOO CAROLINE DU NORD
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00:00 Can you show me your back?
00:01 Mosuba is my pet.
00:03 He is a sweet giant.
00:05 Hey folks!
00:10 I'm Stephanie, I'm in charge of the gorillas.
00:13 Our gorillas have a very, very healthy diet.
00:17 They only eat vegetables and salad.
00:19 Oh look, he's coming!
00:21 Who's he?
00:24 That is Mosuba.
00:25 We call him by his diminutive "mo".
00:27 He's the silver back of the group.
00:30 Wow! Look how big he is!
00:32 Around the age of 13, they start to have a grey back,
00:35 hence their name, the silver back.
00:37 All males end up with silver backs.
00:39 That's incredible!
00:41 Mosuba has a very important role in the zoo.
00:44 He leads his troops.
00:45 He makes sure that everyone gets along.
00:47 In the wild, it's up to him to decide where he eats,
00:50 where he sleeps, and make sure that everyone is safe.
00:58 We're worried about Mosuba's health.
01:00 Mo!
01:01 We noticed that his nose and upper lip were swollen.
01:04 We had the veterinarians examine him.
01:06 We noticed that in his mouth, above his upper right canine,
01:09 he has a cut, and there was a secretion coming out of there.
01:13 A few years ago, he had a root canal removed.
01:17 It may be related to this intervention.
01:20 Next week, we'll anesthetize him
01:23 to try and understand what's going on.
01:26 I'm going to be delivering the injection
01:28 and anesthetize him.
01:30 So I dress him up to get this injection
01:32 once or twice a day.
01:34 Come on, Mo!
01:35 Come on, Mo!
01:36 Come on, handsome!
01:37 Good boy!
01:38 Mo!
01:40 Well, hello!
01:42 Come on, sit down.
01:44 Good boy!
01:45 Good cutie!
01:46 Can I see your hand?
01:48 Good!
01:49 When it comes to training animals,
01:52 you always have to start by getting used to them
01:55 getting used to our voice and seeing us.
01:58 You start to feed them,
02:00 and it helps to build a trust.
02:02 Can I see your back?
02:03 Mosuba is my pet.
02:05 He is a gentle giant.
02:07 He is a great worker.
02:10 Super!
02:11 He is also a very smart guy.
02:13 I started working on a new method with him.
02:17 I'm going to pick his shoulder with a stick.
02:19 I'm going to show him right away.
02:21 Show me your shoulder.
02:22 Don't move.
02:23 Good!
02:24 So we want to try to be as fast as possible.
02:27 No!
02:29 Because when he's going to feel the needle and that liquid,
02:32 he's not going to like it.
02:34 Let's see your shoulder.
02:35 Show me your shoulder one last time.
02:37 Hold on.
02:38 Good!
02:40 He's definitely done a great job.
02:42 He's definitely done a great job.
02:44 He's definitely done a great job.
02:46 He's definitely done a great job.
02:48 I think he's ready for next week.
02:50 We should be able to anesthetize him without any problems.
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