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Bear Boki Celebrates Surgery Anniversary with Sweet Potato Cake

10/11/2025

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Boki, a three-year-old brown bear at Wildwood Trust in Kent, celebrated the anniversary of brain surgery performed in October 2024 to treat hydrocephalus with a cake of sweet potato, nuts, seeds, and mice.
The surgery treated hydrocephalus, a condition that can cause seizures.
Keepers credit the Wildwood Trust team and veterinarians for Boki's thriving recovery.
He will soon enter torpor until spring.

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Story summary

Boki, a three-year-old brown bear at Wildwood Trust in Kent, celebrated the anniversary of brain surgery performed in October 2024 to treat hydrocephalus with a cake of sweet potato, nuts, seeds, and mice.
The surgery treated hydrocephalus, a condition that can cause seizures.
Keepers credit the Wildwood Trust team and veterinarians for Boki's thriving recovery.
He will soon enter torpor until spring.