Boki the bear reunited with his playmates after brain surgery
Boki, a three-year-old brown bear who had life-saving brain surgery - has been reunited with his friends Fluff and ScruffExperts say he's made a "remarkable recovery" from his operation - which was the first of its kind in the UK.The people looking after him at the Wildwood Trust near Canterbury in Kent, say they wasted no time reconnecting with his pals and they were soon play-fighting, just like they did before.
Boki had the operation in October to help with some health issues that came from a build up of fluid on his brain.He was soon on the mend and by the time it came to hibernate, he was no longer taking medication.By the time it was safe for Boki to be put back with other bears, around a year had passed.Jon Forde, who is in charge of the bears at the Wildwood Trust, said reintroducing them would be a major moment in Boki's recovery but they had to be sure he "was strong enough before putting them back together".
Fluff and Scruff both live at the conservation centre after being rescued and with help from the team, they have learned to do things they would do naturally in the wild.Jon Forde says that they both seemed to know something was wrong with Boki before the cause of his health issues were found.He says now they are back together it's amazing how much "it has lifted all three of them" and the reunion has "seen a positive impact on Fluff and Scruff too".For now Boki will get plenty of play time with his pals during the day, but the team says there won't be any sleepovers just yet, so he doesn't keep them awake all night.
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