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Why Your Dog Has An Anti-Tick Pill And You Don’t?

12th - Higher Ed
If you've ever given your pet an anti-flea and tick medicine, you may have wondered why there's not a similar drug out there for you. Here's a little dive into the history of these drugs, and why there may someday be a human-grade...
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The Process of Treating and Releasing Injured Sea Turtles Back into the Ocean Is Tough But Important

6th - Higher Ed
See how veterinarians are giving the animals a second chance.
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This Young Chimp Needed a Life-Saving Medical Procedure and He Got It!

6th - Higher Ed
Hear the story of this chimp whose journey to the Little Rock Zoo resulted in a trip to the Arkansas Children's Hospital.
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Catch the Capybara! Why Zookeepers Are Struggling to Get These Cute Creatures Ready for a Medical Exam

6th - Higher Ed
Turns out corralling a couple capybaras is anything but easy.
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Taking Care of Injured Sea Turtles Is One of the Most Important Things These Vets Do

6th - Higher Ed
See how veterinarians are giving the animals a second chance.
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A Kangaroo Chiropractor Takes a Look at a Spinal Injury

6th - Higher Ed
An older female kangaroo was starting to move slower than others in her mob, so keepers did a scan and discovered she had injured her spine.
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Human Pharmacy vs. An Animal One? Find Out The Big Differences and Some Similarities

6th - Higher Ed
Learn the differences between a pharmacy for animals versus one for humans.
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Watch as Zoo Medical Residents Give a Panda an Ultrasound to Check His Heart

6th - Higher Ed
Gao Gao has a condition where a part below one of his valves is narrowed, and the ultrasound helps medical staff monitor the efficacy of medication.
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Flamingo Roundup! Pure Chaos as Zoo Workers Try to Perform Health Checkup on 90 Flamingos

6th - Higher Ed
Today is the one time of the year when these flamingos get some hands on health care. No one said it was easy.
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How Zoo Veterinarians Get a Playful Panda Cub to Cooperate with a Health Checkup

6th - Higher Ed
How many veterinarians does it take to wrangle a panda cub for a routine physical exam?
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Graceful? Not Quite. Here's How the Pros Round Up 90 Flamingos for a Health Checkup

6th - Higher Ed
How do you give a flamingo a check up? Very carefully.
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How Keepers at the San Diego Zoo Keep Their Elephants Healthy

6th - Higher Ed
Regular checkups help keep everybody healthy - but for elephant keepers, that's a really BIG job.
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Drop In On a Busy Day at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital

6th - Higher Ed
The Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital has treated over 68,000 sick, injured, orphaned native wildlife since 2004. Today is yet another busy day at the hospital.
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Feeding a Baby Giraffe Can Be a Tall Order

6th - Higher Ed
Follow along with lead mammal keeper Lissa McCaffree as she attempts to bottle-feed giraffe calf Baridi.
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Takin' Care of a Baby Takin at the San Diego Zoo

6th - Higher Ed
At just over five weeks old, Cece, whose name means "playful monkey," is just starting out on the adventure of life.
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A Day in the Life of a Utah Vet: See Some Truly Wild Animal Cases

6th - Higher Ed
Follow along on her rounds as she weighs an elephant, gives a porcupine an ultrasound, and takes a crocodile's temperature.
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See a Zoo's Resident Veterinarian Conduct a Big Procedure on a Polar Bear

6th - Higher Ed
Watch this busy veterinarian conduct a preventative medicine exam on one big polar bear, and learn what that entails.
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The Story of a Young Chimp Named Mike Who Needed a Life-Saving Medical Procedure

6th - Higher Ed
Hear the story of this chimp whose journey to the Little Rock Zoo resulted in a trip to the Arkansas Children's Hospital.
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Medical Residents Give a Panda a Cardiac Ultrasound to Check His Heart Condition

6th - Higher Ed
Gao Gao has a condition where a part below one of his valves is narrowed, and the ultrasound helps medical staff monitor the efficacy of medication.
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The Birds at Singapore's Jurong Bird Park Get the Highest Level of Care

6th - Higher Ed
Young birds usually need extra attention during the first seven days of life. During this time, they're still weak - and need to learn how to take food from parents - or people.
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How Veterinarians Give a Snake a Health Checkup

6th - Higher Ed
When your patient's a snake, it can take quite a bit of creativity. There's never a dull moment when you hang around the veterinarian's office at a zoo.
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Meet Some Animals Who Needed Some Help But Have Made Miraculous Recoveries

6th - Higher Ed
They may not have been so lucky in the wild, but after getting the best possible care at the Denver Zoo, they are living their best lives as animal ambassadors.
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How Keepers at the San Diego Zoo Take Care of Seven Elephants

6th - Higher Ed
Regular checkups help keep everybody healthy - but for elephant keepers, that's a really BIG job.
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Inside a Busy Day at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital

6th - Higher Ed
The Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital has treated over 68,000 sick, injured, orphaned native wildlife since 2004. Today is yet another busy day at the hospital.