Zoo staff perform a tooth extraction on Pelagia, a 38-year-old hippo, at Warsaw Zoo, Poland, undated. The place after the extracted tooth was secured with a special dressing to support the healing process, the procedure was a success.
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09 June 2023
When the team of medics pulling this huge hippo's aching tooth say open wide, they are not kidding. The 38-year-old Nile hippopotamus underwent the tricky procedure surrounded by a team of international medics after keepers spotted she was off her food. Veterinary dentists at Warsaw Zoo...