Polar bear in Russia rescued after getting milk can stuck in mouth


Dikson (Russia) (AFP) – Veterinarians rescue a young female polar bear after the animal got a condensed milk can stuck in its mouth in Russia’s remote Dikson settlement in the Arctic. In images filmed on July 21st, a team from the Moscow Zoo sent by the Russian Natural Resources watchdog tranquillised the animal with a dart, removed the sharp metal from its mouth and treated the cuts to its tongue. The bear, named Monetochka, was transported from Dikson to its natural environment, with a supply of fish left for the animal to eat as it would not be able to hunt on its own for some time.

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