article_snippet: The white lion is placed under anaesthetic and stretchered to the  makeshift, onsite surgery by a number of people .
article_snippet: Kevin Richardson Kevin Richardson stays by the lion for the duration of the surgery while the lion for the duration of the surgery gets fragments of the lion for the duration of the surgery rotten canine removed .
article_snippet: Dr says: ‘I couldn’t imagine anything better than having a white lion and it was quite an incredible thing to see this really pure white ball of fluff amongst all these brown lions.
article_snippet: In preparation for the long procedure, which Kevin predicted could take up to four hours, The white lion is placed under anaesthetic and stroked in reassurance.
article_snippet: The video then fast-forwards to the day of the operation as three cars transport The white lion to the makeshift, onsite surgery.
article_snippet: Kevin Richardson states that The white lion is a 'real tough character' after going under the knife for six hours .
article_snippet: Kevin stays by the lion’s side for the duration of the operation as the rotten fragments of the broken canine tooth are pulled from the broken canine tooth mouth.
article_snippet: Within a short period of time the other lions’re
highlights_snippet: The lion is place under anaesthetic and has four teeth worked on .
  
highlights_snippet: Animal behaviourist Kevin Richardson notes The lion is 'tough character'
  Video concludes with 'the king' being reintroduced to the pride .
  
highlights_snippet: The lion lives at Kevin Richardson Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa .