How a rhinoceros was given a dental check-up (3 photos + 1 video)

The employees of the Whipsnade Zoo (Dunstable, England) decided that their ward, a 31-year-old female rhinoceros named Mikumi, needs check your teeth. Required for a dental examination the efforts of twenty people.





If the teeth are not in order, then the rhinos will not be able to carefully grind food, which subsequently leads to problems with digestion and with health in general. The zoo staff not only applied for advice to specialists from New Zealand, Australia and the USA, but also invited Chris Pierce, an expert in the field of dentistry, specializing in horses.



Chris carefully examined the sedated Mikumi's mouth using special equipment, while about 20 zoo staff assisted him. In particular, holding a heavy rhinoceros jaw.



The results of the examination pleased everyone, because the doctor stated that the teeth of the rhinoceros are in excellent condition. Well, or almost excellent. Chris found a small chip on one of his molars. patient, but quickly eliminated this problem, preventing possible future dental diseases.