Makokou, a male western lowland gorilla from Johannesburg Zoo in South Africa, underwent a CT scan because of the unusual growths in its nose. Who knew that the medical procedure for humans can be given to animals as well? The gorilla was airlifted to a hospital to get a CT scan, as Sky News detailed:
The facility's CT (computed-tomography) scanner is strong enough to cope with the huge ape's 210kg (33 stone) bulk.
It took more than five people to lift the sedated Makokou, who turns 35 next month, off the stretcher after the scan and he was closely monitored.
Zoo staff, who first became concerned for his health in May, decided he needed a scan after extensive tests revealed the primate had polyps in his nasal passages.
image via Sky News
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after the test results he must've been going bananas
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