Mnguni, HlengiweUniversity of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science2022-06-032022-06-032022-05-20https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/85683News article with colour photos about what's happening at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria.Originally published on the University of Pretoria's websiteThree University of Pretoria (UP) veterinary science alumni recently reunited in the US to relieve a hefty African elephant of “toothache” by combining their skills in animal care to extract one of its tusks. Faculty of Veterinary Science alumnus Dr Mark Penning, who is based at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, reached out to fellow UP alumni Professors Gerhard Steenkamp and Adrian Tordiffe of UP’s Onderstepoort campus to assist with the physically demanding, specialised procedure that needed to be performed on Bulwagi, a resident of Birmingham Zoo in Alabama.4 pages : colour photosPDF fileen©2022 University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science. Provided for educational and preservation purposes only. It may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.Faculty of Veterinary Science, News media coverage ofVeterinary dentistryElephants -- TusksTusk extractionVeterinary medicine -- Press coverageVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaVeterinary science activities SDG-15Text