Tiger dentists earn their stripes

Published date11 March 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
The team at Marwell Zoo near Winchester 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 and when you weigh 170kg, have canines that measure 9cm long and a jaw that can deliver more than 1,000 pound force...

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