WATCH: Victor the Polar Bear is given an allergy test

HUMAN hay fever sufferers are not the only ones battling pollen this summer – two of the polar bears at Yorkshire Wildlife Park have been caused major discomfort too.

A team of three vets, a nurse, three dermatologists and five more park staff were on hand when 97.6 stone (620kg) Victor needed to be given an allergy test.

Such was the bear’s bulk, Press Association photographer Danny Lawson was also asked to put down his camera and help manoeuvre Victor into a comfortable position after he had been anaesthetised.

The major operation was put in place after Victor and his smaller friend, Nobby, began suffering from abscesses on their feet.

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