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watch online: dentist eases ache of local lion

Posted on 07/10/2007

From the koco.com web site

A lion at the Oklahoma City Zoo was in pain, and a dentist was brought in to soothe his ache. Watch raw video and listen to the explanation from a pair of doctors as to what pained the local lion, named Aslan.


Source: koco.com, KOCO Channel 5
Contact: Tara Henson, Zoo Public Relations
Watch Aslan the Lion receive dental treatment



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