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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ben Mitchell

Boki, the first brown bear to have brain surgery, making ‘remarkable’ recovery after breakthrough case

A brown bear who underwent pioneering brain surgery has emerged from semi-hibernation in good health – a breakthrough in his recovery.

Three-year-old Boki, a resident of Wildwood Trust near Canterbury, Kent, had been suffering from seizures believed to be caused by hydrocephalus (a build-up of fluid on the brain).

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