A sloth has had pioneering dental surgery to cure toothache. Rico is believed to be the first sloth to undergo such an operation, which was carried out by a team at Chester Zoo working alongside ...

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 ...

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 ...