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Baby Rhino Cataract Surgery Cost $20,000

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Watch this video about cataract surgery on a baby rhino. Germany's Serengeti Park Zoo has a baby rhino named Heini. She now has a claim to fame as the first of the species to undergo surgery to remove cataracts - at a cost of $20,000. See how cataract surgery works in this news video from Reuters.

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