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The University of Liverpool's Leahurst Equine Hospital and Knowsley Safari worked together to conduct an ultra rare veterinary procedure.

A team of more than 10 vets, including specialist surgeons and anesthetists, nurses and animal keepers, plus support staff, have carried out ground-breaking veterinary treatment to help heal a southern white rhinoceros' broken leg, at Knowsley Safari in Merseyside.

Amara is known to the Safari's animal keepers for her boisterous play, and typical of her species, she enjoys a good sparring session with other rhino.

Earlier this year, Amara began limping on her right front leg and following rest and pain relief, as well as an assessment, the Knowsley Safari team brought in the University's specialist equine surgeons to help with the diagnosis, where radiographs confirmed a fractured ulna.

With no records or documentation existing worldwide for a rhino with this type of leg injury, the team used their expertise in treating horses and applied it to Amara.

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