{"id":115334,"date":"2024-09-25T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=115334"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:11:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:11:54","slug":"omahas-great-apes-in-caring-hands-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/09\/25\/omahas-great-apes-in-caring-hands-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Omaha&#8217;s great apes in caring hands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"panel panel--short story-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"panel__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panel__header\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel__intro panel__intro--alt\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-lg\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe UNMC Department of Anesthesiology is dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care \u2013 sometimes to exceptional patients in unexpected places.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><span class=\"first-character\">A<\/span><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t partnership between 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src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kijito090924.jpg\" alt=\"Kijito the gorilla\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel__main panel__center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature__caption feature__caption--line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMuke (at left), a 208-pound female gorilla, was given an echocardiogram at the zoo in April. Kijito, a 383-pound male, received the same procedure in May.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"inset medium-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inset__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-md \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>Walker Thomas, assistant professor and cardiac sonographer with the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology, walks down a concrete ramp pushing a portable ultrasound machine, passing by barrels full of tree limbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stops in front of the procedure room. There, his patient is laid out on a large gurney, surrounded by an even larger team of care providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas is given a thumbs-up through a set of reinforced steel bars from a colleague inside the room and he enters, moving quietly. He is told the patient is stable under anesthesia, having been safely anesthetized prior to his arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The patient? A 29-year-old, 383-pound, male western lowland gorilla named Kijito. (This is Walker\u2019s second gorilla echocardiogram in about a month \u2013 earlier, he performed the procedure on Muke, a 208-pound female.)<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"feature feature-video\">\n\t<div class=\"feature__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"feature__media feature__media--full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature__video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jcSlS0SV8fI\" title=\"The Procedure\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature__caption feature__caption--line\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Procedure<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"inset medium-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inset__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-md \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>The UNMC Department of Anesthesiology is dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care \u2013 and sometimes, that means providing services in unexpected places.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"panel panel--short image-group\">\n\t<div class=\"panel__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panel__img__group panel__img__group--full\">\n\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GorillaEcho_009_091924.jpg\" alt=\"UNMC and zoo personnel are gathered for Muke&#039;s procedure.\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel__main panel__center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature__caption feature__caption--line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCritical care anesthesiology fellow Scott Breeden, DO, left, and adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellow Kevin McKillion, DO, second from left, were on hand for Muke\u2019s echocardiogram. After the exam, Thomas gave each of the fellows an opportunity to scan Muke before she was moved to a recovery area. \u201cThis is an awesome opportunity and definitely a unique experience for the fellowship program,\u201d Dr. McKillion said following Muke\u2019s procedure.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"inset medium-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inset__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-md \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>Today, Thomas is in procedure room within the Hubbard Gorilla Valley exhibit, yet separated from the rest of the gorilla troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas has performed echocardiograms for the gorilla population at Omaha\u2019s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium since 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, his patient is Kijito, who arrived at Omaha\u2019s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in 1995. The animal care team describes Kijito as vocal and engaging, adding that he likes to spend time watching the people who come through the gorilla exhibit, sometimes coming up close to the glass to interact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taylor Yaw, DVM, CertAqv, Dipl. ACZM, Dipl. ABVP, director of animal health at the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, said nearly all animal medical care is provided by on-site veterinarians, but some preventive health care requires specialized equipment and expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve partnered with UNMC for a number of years in order to get the best care for our patients.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mohanad Shukry, MD, PhD, interim chair of the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology, said the department is proud to foster interdisciplinary collaborations. \u201cThese are definitely not our typical patients,\u201d he said. &#8220;This kind of partnership \u2013 between one of the world&#8217;s best academic medical centers and one of the world&#8217;s best zoos \u2013 benefits our trainees and the community as a whole. We are always ready to lend our expert hand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"feature feature-video\">\n\t<div class=\"feature__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"feature__media feature__media--full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature__video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y8Ile65dpUg\" title=\"The Partnership\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature__caption feature__caption--line\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Partnership<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"inset medium-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inset__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-md \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>Kijito remains intimidating even though safely immobilized, his only movement the gentle rise and fall of his massive chest. His powerful muscles and sheer size are illustrated by the contrast of his massive hand cradled in a care team member\u2019s much smaller hand.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"feature feature-video\">\n\t<div class=\"feature__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"feature__media feature__media--full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature__video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h9yS9g_WuuQ\" title=\"The Preparation\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature__caption feature__caption--line\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Preparation<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"inset medium-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inset__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-md \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a unique challenge when the gorillas are awake, even though the animal care team does an excellent job of training the gorillas,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cWe prefer the patient is under general anesthesia because it gives us more opportunities \u2013 dental exam, blood draws, EKGs, in addition to the echocardiogram.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The echocardiogram data specifically is sent to the <a href=\"https:\/\/greatapeheartproject.org\/\">Great Ape Heart Project<\/a>, a group of subject matter experts that manages research efforts involving cardiovascular disease in gorillas and other great apes. Heart disease is common in great apes, particularly in male gorillas.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"feature feature-video\">\n\t<div class=\"feature__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"feature__media feature__media--full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GorillaEcho_041_092524.jpg\" alt=\"A discussion about the Great Ape Heart Project\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mCAQ_T5Hies\" class=\"feature__play feature__play--right\" data-minimodal=\"\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Play video, opens in dialog popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"svg svg--play \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M11.85 0a2.725 2.725 0 00-2.715 2.725v94.55c0 2.133 2.339 3.44 4.154 2.32L89.574 52.54c1.72-1.062 1.725-3.562.01-4.631L13.298.412A2.725 2.725 0 0011.85 0z\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature__caption feature__caption--line\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Project<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"inset medium-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inset__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-md \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>Dr. Yaw said being a part of the Great Ape Heart Project, in conjunction with the relationships built between the animal care team and the animals, benefits the 11 gorillas living at Omaha\u2019s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium\u2019s Hubbard Gorilla Valley through treatment plan development, contributing to the species data set kept by the heart project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Yaw said that although they are able to perform echocardiograms on some of the great apes when awake, the procedures tend not to be as diagnostic. \u201cThe animals are trained for hand injections, so it\u2019s a lot less stress on us and on them. 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