Boki the brown bear set for brain surgery this week
The operation will be the first of its kind performed in the UK.
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A brown bear is set for brain surgery this week in the first operation of its kind in the UK.
Boki, a brown bear at the Wildwood Trust, near Canterbury, Kent, will be operated on later this week after an MRI scan revealed he has hydrocephalus, a build-up of fluid in the brain.
Boki, who is two-years-old, has been suffering from seizures and related health issues.
This will be the first time such an operation has been performed in the UK.
A Facebook post from Wildwood Kent earlier in October said “without this surgery (Boki) would not survive the winter”.
To find out more visit: wildwoodtrust.org/brown-bear-rescue.
