Mango, a 19-year-old male Syrian brown bear, rests on a bed as zoo veterinarians and staff prepare him for surgery in the Ramat Gan Zoological Center's animal hospital near Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 7, 2014. Surgeons will attempt to repair a herniated disc in the 550-pound bear's back after it was discovered in an x-ray. (Photo by Ariel Schalit/Associated Press)
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