Cardiac disease is the number 1 cause

of death in captive apes

There is no known “normal”

Diagnostic tool

Zoo Atlanta started this advanced

training technique with Chantek

Cameron Park Zoo’s males, Kerajaan

and Mukah, have been trained to do

voluntary blood pressure since 2013

WHAT ABOUT OUR GIRLS??

Blood pressure depends on arm

circumference

› No orangutan’s arm is alike

› Different cuff sizes

› 1 inch of space between arm and Tough

Cuff

Cuff needs to fit flat within the Tough Cuff

Securing the cuff to the Tough Cuff

› Holes in the non-inflatable side

› Industrial strength Velcro

Measure orangutan’s arm

circumference

› The circumference dictates the cuff

Arteries are Important

› Line up the orangutan’s artery with the artery

line on the cuff

› Do not have the cuff over the elbow

The sleeve is “304” stainless steel

mesh, 2x2 inches.

Top slides open = Readings from

either arm!

The sleeve is 10in wide, 38 ½in long,

9 ¾in deep. The port is 8 ½ x 9in

“Bar” Behavior

› Arm needs to be relaxed with a loose grip

“Fingers Out”

› Orangutan removes hand from sleeve

Manual blood pressure pump

Start/Stop machine

Jackpot treat in different stall

Continuing training after receiving a

reading

Information available on

greatapeheartproject.org

The female Tough Cuff can be customized to any size mesh,

or circumference of arm

Tough Cuff is made from Ultra High Molecular Weight

Polyethylene, same as male Tough Cuff

Larry Cobb at Alpha Technology

in Waco, Texas

(254) 848-9981

**As of July, 2015 the female Tough Cuff

is $700, Larry is still looking into fabricating

custom inserts to fit inside the male

Tough Cuffs**

DATE MAP PULSE SYS DIA METHOD CIRCUMFERENCE ARM TIME TEMP TRAINER/S MACHINE COMMENTS

10-Jun-15 106 105 145 84 Voluntary - TC 32 left 3:15pm 74 EE/LL GE Dinamap 200V2 Reporters from Waco Trib were present

10-Jun-15 121 108 157 102 Voluntary - TC 32 left 3:20pm 74 EE/LL GE Dinamap 200V2 Reporters from Waco Trib were present

10-Jun-15 117 101 160 93 Voluntary - TC 32 left 3:25pm 74 EE/LL GE Dinamap 200V2 Reporters from Waco Trib were present

13-Jul-15 99 97 135 76 Voluntary - TC 32 left 11:30 74 EE/LL GE Dinamap 200V2 Dr. K, and VIP tour present

15-Jul-15 94 97 144 67 Voluntary - TC 32 left 3:05pm 74 EE/TL GE Dinamap 200V2 Interns present

15-Jul-15 91 105 144 61 Voluntary - TC 32 left 3:10pm 74 EE/TL GE Dinamap 200V2 Interns present

15-Jul-15 79 97 88 74 Voluntary - TC 32 left 3:15pm 74 EE/TL GE Dinamap 200V2

Interns present, moved several times during session - machine inflated and deflated

multiple times

22-Jul-15 81 100 101 65 Voluntary - TC 32 left 3:30pm 74 EE GE Dinamap 200V2 Interns and other keepers present, machine had trouble reading for several reps

30-Jul-15 105 115 140 88 Voluntary - TC 32 left 10:00am 74 EE/LL GE Dinamap 200V2 Took a little while to separate Mei and KJ, she ran around the building to get to Stall 6

30-Jul-15 98 91 149 71 Voluntary - TC 32 left 10:05am 74 EE/LL GE Dinamap 200V2

30-Jul-15 93 89 145 67 Voluntary - TC 32 left 10:10am 74 EE/LL GE Dinamap 200V2

1-Sep-15 94 98 148 65 Voluntary - TC 32 left 2:05pm 74 EE/TL GE Dinamap 200V2 Was separated from KJ all morning in stall 5, did not receive breakfast

1-Sep-15 95 94 145 69 Voluntary - TC 32 left 2:06pm 74 EE/TL GE Dinamap 200V2 Was separated from KJ all morning in stall 5, did not receive breakfast

1-Sep-15 98 90 141 71 Voluntary - TC 32 left 2:07pm 74 EE/TL GE Dinamap 200V2 Was separated from KJ all morning in stall 5, did not receive breakfast

13-Sep-15 93 103 143 67 Voluntary - TC 32 left 2:45 74 EE/LL GE Dinamap 200V2 In holding all day

13-Sep-15 99 94 145 71 Voluntary - TC 32 left 2:47 74 EE/LL GE Dinamap 200V2 In holding all day

13-Sep-15 104 95 158 72 Voluntary - TC 32 left 2:50 74 EE/LL GE Dinamap 200V2 In holding all day

13-Sep-15 92 97 145 67 Voluntary - TC 32 right 2:52 74 EE/LL GE Dinamap 200V2 In holding all day, did break right before reading obtained

17-Sep-15 99 100 151 67 Voluntary - TC 32 left 2:20 74 EE/LL GE Dinamap 200V2 In holding, with access to DY 2 all day. Dr. K down for reading

17-Sep-15 97 95 136 76 Voluntary - TC 32 left 2:22 74 EE/LL GE Dinamap 200V2 In holding, with access to DY 2 all day. Dr. K down for reading

17-Sep-15 93 93 157 65 Voluntary - TC 32 left 2:24 PM 74 EE/LL GE Dinamap 200V2 In holding, with access to DY 2 all day. Dr. K down for reading

17-Sep-15 100 96 145 74 Voluntary - TC 32 left 2:30 PM 74 EE/LL GE Dinamap 200V2 In holding, with access to DY 2 all day. Dr. K down for reading

Female Orangutans

Male/Female Chimpanzees

Male/Female Bonobos

Juveniles

Since the Tough Cuff was created a female chimpanzee has now started this training with a female Tough Cuff!!

Documents that can be shared

› Male Tough Cuff Information

› Female Tough Cuff Information

› Blood Pressure Tips and Training

› Sleeve Information

› Blood Pressure Record Log

emilylellison@gmail.com

Orangutan SSP

Cameron Park Zoo Management

Waco Tribune

Great Ape Heart Project

Sedgwick County Zoo