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Coconut the snow leopard recovers from eyelid surgery

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2018-10-26

Coconut, the snow leopard cub born at the Sacramento Zoo earlier this year, underwent a rare eyelid surgery on Wednesday, October 24.. UC Davis veterinary specialists and the Sacramento Zoo veterinary team collaborated to correct a congenital eyelid defect known as colombas. This ocular deformity is sometimes documented in snow leopards under human care. Coconut was also born with other birth defects that impact his mobility.

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https://phys.org/news/2018-10-coconut-leopard-recovers-eyelid-surgery.html