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

A rare two-toed sloth is recovering at a UK zoo after undergoing pioneering dental surgery to cure its toothache. The 25-year ...

Credit: Chester Zoo/Cover Images Rico the sloth has undergone pioneering surgery to take care of a pesky toothache that had been plaguing Chester Zoo’s slow-moving mammal. Amazing images captured at ...

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

The three-hour long surgery was conducted inside the Chester Zoo's on-site animal care centre where the specialist team removed infected tissue surrounding two of the sloth’s teeth – large triangular ...

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

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

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