But that was the scenario on Halloween, as much-loved aardvark Boo was given a seasonal treat - with some dental treatment.

Vet Elliot Simpson Brown and Dr Gerhard Putter undergoing Halloween dental treat-ment on Boo the aardvark. Picture: Mick Howes (Image: Mick Howes) Female aardvark Boo, who is 16-years-old, has been at Africa Alive! in Kessingland, Lowestoft for around 10 years.

With her park keepers at the zoological park on Whites Lane, noticing that she had been having trouble eating recently, further checks led to the discovery of a small lump on her jawline.

Zoe​​​​ Nunn, animal manager at the park for The Zoological Society of East Anglia, said: "It was noticed........

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