Join the vet on a day in the zoo in Chessington. From elephants to penguins, everyone gets their medicine. Chessington Zoo, Chessington, Surrey. M/S of a group of penguins walking towards the camera. Low angle shot of a giraffe's head. High angle shot of a polar bear in an enclosure. Narrator speaks of how animals can be “as temperamental as children.“ A camel looks a little aloof and turns his head away from the camera, sulking. Another shot of penguins. M/S of a zoo keeper holding a tin labelled “Halibut Oil“. Narrator asks the rhetorical question: “Who does like a daily dose of medicine?“ as we see a shot of an angry looking bull. M/S of two keepers preparing a fish to give to a penguin. The fish is sliced open and a pill is placed inside. The fish is thrown into the pool. M/S of the two men sitting on benches. Rosie the monkey is fed with some medicine. William the five year old lion is seen in his cage. C/U of a big slab of meat which has oil poured over it. The meat is put into his
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