Vets at Marwell Zoo have carried out root canal work on a 27-stone (170kg) tiger.
Amur tiger Bagai was booked into Marwell Zoo's in-house vets after keepers at the zoo near Winchester noticed he had tooth trouble.
The zoo said that, at 11 years' old and with known health conditions, anaesthetising and operating on the huge cat was "a higher-risk procedure".Decayed pulp was taken out and the cavity filled on the broken tooth The zoo said his age and known health conditions made anaesthetising and operating on the tiger's tooth a higher-risk procedure so it was critical everything went to plan.
Dr Elysé Summerfield-Smith, the zoo veterinarian who led the all-women team for the root canal operation, said: "Being able to work together, communicate well and perform our role to the best of our ability was critical."Follow BBC South on
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