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Zoo chimp undergoes health check-up
Vets checked Edith for congenital heart disease and replaced her contraceptive implant before she rejoined 13 other chimps.
- Edinburgh Zoo veterinarians gave Edith, a 29-year-old chimpanzee, a clean bill of health following comprehensive examinations, including a heart scan and a replacement contraceptive implant.
- The heart ultrasound screened for congenital heart disease, a condition to which chimpanzees are susceptible, while the zoo uses contraceptive implants as part of "responsible population management."
- After recovering from the anesthetic, Edith rejoined the 13 other chimpanzees in the Budongo Trail habitat.
- The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland has partnered with the Budongo Conservation Field Station in Uganda for 20 years, combining research with practical action to study and protect wild chimpanzees.
- Wild chimpanzee populations face significant decline due to disease, poaching, and habitat loss, unlike the protected environment of the Budongo Trail, which mimics the animals' native forests.
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Zoo chimp undergoes health check-up
She underwent a heart ultrasound to check for signs of congenital heart disease.
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Edinburgh Zoo chimp gets "clean bill of health" following check-up
A chimpanzee at Edinburgh Zoo has been given a clean bill of health following a check-up by vets. Chimpanzee Edith, 29, underwent an ultrasound alongside other tests from a team of veterinarians at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS). In a statement, Edinburgh Zoo said: “The team at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) gave Edith, […] The post Edinburgh Zoo chimp gets “clean bill of health” following check-up appeared fir…
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