Credit: Photograph by Sharif Islam

It appears that bears, just like humans, are prone to dental problems. Walker, one of the polar bear males at Scotland's Highland Wildlife Park, had to visit the dentist on 5 March to determine the cause of a possible problem in his oral cavity.

Due to Walker's size, a very large team was involved in this simple X-ray and check-up. Twenty-three people oversaw the procedure, including various vets, an X-ray crew, Highland Wildlife Park staff, a photographer, as well as a small film crew. Walker has already attended the dentist twice since he arrived at the Park – for a tooth extraction in 2011 and to investigate a post-surgery infection after this.

Luckily, on this occasion, the team found that Walker's tooth was only chipped and the team will review the situation in six months' time.