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- Title
- The Animal Files - First Episode
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- NZ On Screen
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- NZ On Screen
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Rokan the Tiger has a toothache, a hawk has a broken wing, and Dax the farm dog has not been himself in this first episode of The Animal Files. The show — largely filmed at Massey University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital — sees vets dealing with unusual cases of animals in distress. This episode also visits Wellington Zoo, where 16-year-old Sumatran tiger Rokan needs a root canal — a risky procedure requiring a brave veterinarian. Meanwhile the hawk gets a wing repair, and Dax’s diagnosis su...
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- Video
- Date created
- 2013
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- https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-animal-files-episode-one-2013
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- animals / veterinary sciences / massey university / wellington zoo / sumatran tiger / anaesthetic / farm dog / harrier hawk / root canal / dave french / angus fechney / rokan / vicki walsh / new plymouth / micah jensen / veterinarian / veterinary teaching school / dax / kate hill / broken wing / radiology / ct scan / tumor / eli cohen / william harris / nz on air / new zealand on air
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