Guero, the 15-year-old African lion was rescued from Mexico this year with a broken back and badly damaged teeth.
To help save Guero, he was taken to the Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences so veterinary experts could create a treatment plan.
Guero traveled to Fort Collins in a grass-lined trailer.
The 345-pound lion was airlifted from an animal rescue in Pachuca, Mexico April 24 to his new home at the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg.
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