Bears at Wild Place Project enjoy private concert
By Lowie Trevena, Friday May 7, 2021
Bears at the Wild Place Project have been serenaded by a quartet of musicians who have composed a song using one of the furry animal’s heartbeat as a tempo.
Sacconi Quartet came to the north Bristol animal park to play
Lament for a Bulgarian Dancing Bear live, whch uses the slow rhythm of Albie the bear’s heartbeat, on one note, throughout the piece.
The song, which was composed by Roxanna Panufnik, is the third single on her new album,
Heartfelt, and the Sacconi Quartet played to the the bears in celebration the album launch and to thank staff at Wild Place Project for their help in bringing the piece to life.
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Neo the Eurasian brown bear has fully recovered after his visit from the dentist (Bristol Zoological Society/PA)
A brown bear with toothache has had a visit from the dentist.
Neo, a four-year-old European brown bear, underwent a root canal procedure at the Wild Place Project, near Bristol, to treat an abscess at the base of one of his canine teeth.
His keepers noticed the problem soon after Neo, and fellow bears Albie, Nilas and Gemini, became active following seven weeks of torpor – a slightly lighter form of hibernation.
The operation was performed by veterinary dentist Martin Brice, along with Wild Place Project’s vets Michelle Barrows and Charlotte Day.
A brown bear with toothache has had a visit from the dentist.
Neo, a four-year-old European brown bear, underwent a root canal procedure at the Wild Place Project, near Bristol, to treat an abscess at the base of one of his canine teeth.
His keepers noticed the problem soon after Neo, and fellow bears Albie, Nilas and Gemini, became active following seven weeks of torpor – a slightly lighter form of hibernation.
The operation was performed by veterinary dentist Martin Brice, along with Wild Place Project’s vets Michelle Barrows and Charlotte Day.
Mr Brice said: “I’m used to treating much smaller, domestic patients at my clinic in Bristol and it’s always a pleasure to be asked to help out with dental procedures on zoo animals.
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image captionNeo might need treatment again in about six months time because his teeth might not be fully developed
A bear with toothache caused by an infection has undergone dental surgery.
Neo, who is four, had a root canal procedure to treat an abscess at the base of one of his canine teeth.
His keepers noticed the problem soon after he became active following seven weeks of torpor - a light form of hibernation.
The European brown bear lives with fellow bears Albie, Nila and Gemini at the Wild Place Project, near Bristol.