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A sleeping giant, Boris the Polar bear underwent a full physical exam Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium's animal hospital in Tacoma, Washington, as a team of veterinarians, technicians and staff also performed a root canal and some minor eye surgery on the 27-year-old polar bear. -
Dr. Alliison Case, center, closely monitors Boris the Polar Bear during a physical on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium's animal health care hospital in Tacoma, Washington. Case, Dr. Tom Sullivan, left, and Dr. Jim Reed, second from left, were part of the team that performed a full physical exam, a root canal and some minor eye surgery on the 922 pound, 27-year-old polar bear who was rescued from a mexican circus in Puerto Rico. -
A pair of gloved hands are dwarfed by the furry paws of Boris the Polar Bear at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium's animal health care hospital Saturday, February 23, 2013 in Tacoma, Washington. -
Sedated, Boris the bear is cared for during a physical examine on Saturday February 23, 2013 at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium's animal health care hospital in Tacoma, Washington. A team of veterinarians, technicians and staff performed a full physical exam, a root canal and some minor eye surgery on the 922 pound, 27-year-old polar bear who was rescued from a mexican circus in Puerto Rico. -
The hands of Dr. Edmund Kwan, from Tukwila, are reflected in the special eye-piece he used as he performed a root canal on Boris the Polar Bear on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium's animal health care hospital in Tacoma, Washington. -
Dr. Edmund Kwan, from Tukwila, packs and contours a amalgam filling as he performed a root canal on Boris the Polar Bear Saturday February 23, 2013 at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium's animal health care hospital in Tacoma, Washington. A team of veterinarians, technicians and staff performed a full physical exam, a root canal and some minor eye surgery on the 922 pound, 27-year-old polar bear who was rescued from a mexican circus in Puerto Rico. -
Boris gets his whistle wet from a caring staff member during his physical exam Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington. -
Dr. Edmund Kwan at left, performs a root canal as Dr, Tom Sullivan removed a growth from the eye lid of Boris, a Pt. Definance Zoo & Aquarium Polar bear Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium's animal health care hospital in Tacoma, Washington. A team of veterinarians, technicians and staff performed a full physical exam, a root canal and some minor eye surgery on the 922 pound, 27-year-old polar bear who was rescued from a mexican circus in Puerto Rico. -
Frenetic activity by humans, including keepsake paw prints, swirled around Boris the Polar Bear on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium's animal health care hospital in Tacoma, Washington. A team of veterinarians, technicians and staff performed a full physical exam, a root canal and some minor eye surgery on the 922 pound, 27-year-old polar bear who was rescued from a mexican circus in Puerto Rico. -
Head veterinarian, Dr, Karen Wolf, clips the massive claws of Boris the Polar bear during a physical Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington. -
As Boris the Polar bear slept it off, head veterinarian Karen Wolf, left, works on trimming claws and taking care of paws Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington. (Dean J. Koepfler/ Tacoma News Tribune/ MCT) -
Carson Reed, 6 years old hugs his stuffed polar bear "Poley," after a physical for Boris the Polar Bear on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium's animal health care hospital in Tacoma, Washington. Carson's dad, Dr. Jim Reed, was part of the team of that performed a full physical exam, a root canal and some minor eye surgery on the 27-year-old polar bear.
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