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Western lowland gorillas and red-tailed guenons are among the many species—
primate or otherwise—that receive advanced care inTROPIC WORLD.

preventive procedures like checking blood work and cleaning
teeth, treatments as basic as cold and flu medications, and
managing complex diabetes cases. In 2016, our team
performed hundreds of exams, analyses, and treatments of
Unparalleled Veterinary Science
Tropic World animals.
The Tropic World animals receive enviable medical care.
Our team boasts AZA’s only board-certified veterinary anesthe-
siologist and radiologist. We harness the best information and World-Class Educational Opportunities
Our Advanced Inquiry Program master’s degree combines
practices to ensure the health and welfare of the animals in our
online graduate courses from Miami University of Ohio with
care. With access to the most advanced resources—including
experiential study at Brookfield Zoo. Last year, 20 students took
a CT scanner, a complete laboratory, innovative anesthesia
a semester-long course on primates and investigated the species
monitoring equipment, and an intensive care unit—we prevent,
represented in Tropic World, learning about nutrition and zoo
detect, and treat in ways unprecedented in zoo medicine.
veterinary care and aiding animal care staff with data collection.
Our findings even enlighten other practitioners’ care. Plus, our
The King Conservation Science Scholars are curious,
residency program provides tomorrow’s zoo veterinarians with
conservation-minded teens who love to learn about animals.
unmatched opportunity.
During the summer, King Scholars led interpretation activities
Training ensures that medical care is as easy as possible for
in Tropic World, including helping guests to understand great
our animals. For example, animal care staff acclimate smaller
ape conservation. This exhibit inspires more King Scholar
primates to enter a transfer box so it’s easy to relocate them for
research projects than any other.
exams or treatment. We’ve even trained orangutans to let us
Our Primate Connections classes for children grades K to
brush their teeth.
12 are enriched field trips with a focus on Tropic World.
In any given year, we provide medical care that includes
Younger children learn about primates, discovering their
routine health checkups on a flock of red-capped cardinals, a
lifestyles and habitats. Older children discover how primates
CT scan and abdominal surgery for a mangabey monkey,
use their tail for balance and investigate primate family units.
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