Last year the Great Ape Heart Project was kind enough to loan us a petMAP device, which is used mostly for companion animals like dogs and cats to get blood pressure readings by putting the cuff’s on their tails or front leg but great ape caregivers have been trying to adapt this to get voluntary blood pressure readings without the need for sedation’s. Check out today’s blog video to see this in action with George!
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George seems eager to cooperate, could be that he is young and has not had the background of going through what the other chimpanzee’s suffered through for years. He is definately very intelligent and a joy to watch.
It seems that George really likes learning new things….And yummy treats of course.
What a smarty-pants.I love these videos with their health care made into a fun game!
George is so smart! He picks up on things so quickly. I can’t help but wonder if it’s because of his background… Jamie is the same way and she comes from a similar background. I just can’t imagine how hard it was to be trapped in that barren place all alone with nothing to do. I am so glad he’s at CSNW!
Our George is quick!
Heads up Sabrina, this didn’t push through to email; I saw the video on YT last night, but nothing to email today
Linda thanks for mentioning that you saw this on YouTube but didn’t get it in email. I wonder what happened to the blog yesterday.
George is smart, eager to learn and catches on very quickly. Of course, a yummy fruit treat doesn’t hurt. Ellen, you have it down on PRT. The video makes it look easy, but I’m sure you’ve had some challenging candidates. I don’t know what’s harder for the chimps, feeling the pressure on the finger or holding still for longer than 2 seconds. But at least it’s not invasive.