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Vets carry out ‘daunting’ root canal dentistry on 170kg tiger

Vets at a Hampshire zoo have described the challenge of carrying out root canal work on a 170kg tiger. The team at Marwell Zoo near Winchester, Hampshire, carried out the treatment after male Amur tiger Bagai broke a tooth. A spokeswoman for the zoo said: “A trip to the dentist isn’t anybody’s idea of fun […]