One of the of the trainings we’ve been working on frequently with the chimps is getting ECG (electrocardiogram) from the chimps while awake using the KardiaMobile. To accomplish this the chimps needs to put one fingers on each of the metal electrodes and their heart rhythm is recorded to your smartphone, you can read about it more in depth here.
Well, one resident had a breakthrough recently, in the beginning of this training Rayne would always try to use her toes rather than her fingers, and later progressed to one toe and one finger, as pictured below:
But Rayne just recently got her first ever ECG reading using two fingers!
Here are her results! This a great start to getting regular readings to help monitor Rayne’s heart health throughout her life:
In other sanctuary happenings, Bruce has become quite the social butterfly around here!
Bruce with caregiver Krissy:
With caregiver Sabrina
With caregiver Anna’s daughter, Luna
With caregiver Ellen
