Rico underwent three-hour dental surgery after zookeepers noticed he had developed a swelling on his face. | ITV News Granada ...

A recent health check has confirmed that pioneering surgery to cure a sloth’s toothache has been successful. Amazing images ...

Early last year, keepers at Chester Zoo first spotted that 25-year-old Rico, a two-toed sloth, had swellings on the side of ...

X-rays confirm pioneering dental surgery at Chester Zoo cured a sloth’s toothache. A rare two-toed sloth, called Rico, has ...

A sloth has undergone ‘groundbreaking’ endodontic dental treatment at one of the UK’s biggest zoos. Dental experts carried ...

Chester Zoo has unveiled its newest zone centred around African species, becoming the largest zoo habitat ever created in the ...

The university's dental experts were called to Chester Zoo after a CT scan revealed that Rico, a 25-year-old two-toed sloth, ...

A sloth in Cheshire has successfully undergone “pioneering” surgery to cure its toothache. Rico, 25, is believed to be the ...

A rare two-toed sloth is recovering at a UK zoo after undergoing pioneering dental surgery to cure its toothache. The 25-year-old South American mammal named Rico began to concern keepers at Chester ...

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A RARE sloth has been given the all-clear at a recent health check following pioneering dental surgery at Chester Zoo.