{"id":44057,"date":"2025-12-22T10:53:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/?post_type=dz_contenthub&#038;p=44057"},"modified":"2025-12-22T10:53:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:53:24","slug":"caring-for-our-gorilla-boys","status":"publish","type":"dz_contenthub","link":"https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/es\/zootales\/caring-for-our-gorilla-boys\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuidando a nuestros chicos gorilas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>El 10 de diciembre, nuestros dos gorilas de tierras bajas occidentales, Gunther y Kal, visitaron el Hospital Veterinario Helen y Arthur E. Johnson para ex\u00e1menes preventivos de salud de rutina. Tras la sedaci\u00f3n, cada gorila fue trasladado individualmente desde su hogar en Primate Panorama hasta el Hospital Veterinario, donde los equipos veterinarios de la Alianza para la Conservaci\u00f3n del Zool\u00f3gico de Denver y organizaciones asociadas estaban listos para comenzar su trabajo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Para mantener la atenci\u00f3n organizada y eficiente, se formaron dos equipos dedicados de especialistas en cuidado animal, veterinarios cl\u00ednicos y t\u00e9cnicos veterinarios registrados (RVT), uno por cada gorila. Los miembros del equipo se identificaron con pa\u00f1uelos de colores: rojo para Kal y verde para Gunther.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div  class='lhl-section urbi-component urbi-component front_view lhl_comp_width_inherit lhl_spacing_t_00 lhl_spacing_b_00 lhl_spacing_l_00 lhl_spacing_r_00 section-background-t' ><div class=\"urbi-component-inner\">\n    <div class=\"is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Atenci\u00f3n veterinaria preventiva para los gorilas de las tierras bajas occidentales de DZCA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UfRRi0NMngc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Cada examen incluy\u00f3 una evaluaci\u00f3n de salud exhaustiva, que incluy\u00f3 un estudio card\u00edaco completo, ex\u00e1menes dentales, endoscopias gastrointestinales, tomograf\u00edas computarizadas de cuerpo completo y an\u00e1lisis de laboratorio exhaustivos. Nos entusiasm\u00f3 especialmente colaborar con socios del Proyecto Coraz\u00f3n de los Grandes Simios, ya que las investigaciones demuestran que los gorilas mayores de 30 a\u00f1os tienen un mayor riesgo de padecer enfermedades card\u00edacas. Si bien Gunther (19) y Kal (20) a\u00fan son j\u00f3venes, la atenci\u00f3n preventiva es la mejor manera de proteger su salud a largo plazo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El cuidado dental fue otro punto clave de los ex\u00e1menes. Evaluamos la salud dental de ambos gorilas, especialmente porque Gunther tiene un problema dental que requerir\u00e1 una evaluaci\u00f3n de seguimiento.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Estar tan cerca de nuestros parientes primates siempre es una lecci\u00f3n de humildad, especialmente cuando pesan varios cientos de kilos m\u00e1s que nosotros. Estos momentos resaltan la incre\u00edble confianza forjada durante a\u00f1os de capacitaci\u00f3n en comportamiento m\u00e9dico y la colaboraci\u00f3n entre nuestros equipos de Cuidado Animal y Veterinaria. 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