Echocardiography Exam at your Toronto Zoo

On this #InternationalDayofVeterinaryMedicine, we look back to when your Wildlife Health and Science Centre team welcomed Sumatran orangutan Budi and Western lowland gorilla Sadiki for echocardiography work that could indicate signs of cardiovascular disease ❤️
Joining us for these procedures was Dr. Laurent Locquet, a specialist in veterinary medicine from the United Kingdom, as well as Leanne Harmann, an advisor to the Great Ape Heart Project at the Detroit Zoo. As a sonographer with GAHP, Leanne is one of the world’s most experienced specialists for performing great ape echocardiograms.
She’s performed exams on all four great apes for the GAHP for well over a decade. In fact, the GAHP reviews approximately 150 great ape exams worldwide each year.
Learn more from Dr. Nic Masters about the important work of these specialists and how your Zoo works collaboratively with many trained professionals to provide world-class care to the 3,000+ animals here.
A reminder that your Wildlife Health and Science Centre, located behind the Greenhouse, is open to guests when the Zoo is. Journey through the public gallery where you may have the opportunity to view another procedure such as this one. #GuardiansofGreatApes