Edinburgh Zoo's red panda goes to the vet for toothache
Summary
Bruce, an 11-year-old red panda at Edinburgh Zoo, visited vets because he had a toothache and stopped eating. The vets removed the bad tooth while Bruce was asleep, checked his health, and sent him back to his home in the zoo.Key Facts
- Bruce is a red panda living at Edinburgh Zoo since 2016.
- Keepers noticed Bruce was not eating, so he was taken to vets for a check-up.
- Vets found Bruce had a toothache and removed the painful tooth under general anesthesia (when the animal is put to sleep for medical care).
- Bruce was given a full health check and was found to be healthy after the treatment.
- Bruce is the only red panda currently at Edinburgh Zoo and is the grandfather of another red panda named Priya, now at Highland Wildlife Park.
- Red pandas are native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China and are endangered due to habitat loss, human activity, and poaching.
- The World Wildlife Fund estimates fewer than 10,000 red pandas remain in the wild.
- Red pandas are more closely related to raccoons and weasels than to giant pandas.
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