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Botham recovers after first-of-its-kind cancer surgery
Dehiwala Zoo's beloved sea lion "Botham" is recovering well following a special cancer surgery described as the first of its kind in Sri Lanka, zoo officials said.
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People
- Dhamikka Dasanayake
- Chandana Rajapaksa
- Dinuka Sonnadara
- R.C. Rajapaksha
- Botham
- Bom
- Dr
Organisations
- Department of National Zoological Gardens2
- Dehiwala Zoo2
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- University of Peradeniya
- Environment Ministry
Places
- Dehiwala National Zoological Gardens2
- Sri Lanka2
- Dehiwala Zoo
- Nagoya Zoo
- Hong Kong
- Japan
Keywords
- surgery3
- lion3
- cancer2
- after2
- sea2
- recovering
- recovers
- playful
- animal
- first
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Dehiwala Zoo’s 16-year-old Sea Lion recovering after cancer surgeryNewsWire English