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Even Elephants Need A Dentist!
By Rediff News Bureau
August 19, 2022 13:54 IST
Vets and animal experts from FOUR PAWS International, a global animal welfare organisation, performed a dental procedure on Madhubala, a 16-year-old elephant, at the zoo in Karachi.
IMAGE: Madhubala reacts after receiving a dart for sedation before the dental procedure. All Photographs: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
IMAGE: Experts from Four Paws with Madhubala.
IMAGE: Amir Khalil, director, project development at Four Paws International, along with experts perform the dental procedure.
IMAGE: A view of the procedure being carried out.
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