Alligators
An American alligator named Brooke, owned by the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, made a one-day visit to the University of Florida’s veterinary hospital for a full diagnostic work-up on July 25.
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An American alligator named Brooke, owned by the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, visited the University of Florida’s Veterinary Hospital for a full diagnostic work-up on July 25.
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Dr. Bridget Walker, a zoological medicine resident at the University of Florida, obtains a blood sample from the top of Brooke the alligator’s head. Jim Darlington, reptile curator at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm, assists.
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A zoological medical team prepares to move Brooke, a 376-pound alligator, at the University of Florida’s large animal hospital.
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A team in radiology at the University of Florida’s large animal hospital positions Brooke, a 376-pound American alligator, to take images of his lungs. The alligator needed additional radiographs because he was too large to perform a complete CT scan of his body.
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Brooke, a 376-pound American alligator, is positioned for a team in large animal radiology at the University of Florida’s veterinary school to get pictures of his lungs.
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Brooke, owned by the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, visited the University of Florida’s Veterinary Hospital for an exam after park staff noticed he was displaying abnormal symptoms, including rolling his head.
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