What's On at Chester Zoo

Vets - The Inside Story

Friday, July 09, 2010 - Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Vet Exhibit Chester ZooEnjoy a peek behind the scenes at our new free exhibition.

Vets - The Inside Story, is open to anyone visiting the Zoo. Visitors can see high tech equipment used to diagnose, treat and care for the Zoo’s 7000 animals.

Members of the public can talk to one of the Education staff in the exhibit, read about real life case studies, learn how to tell if an elephant is pregnant, how to take a tiger’s temperature and hear why the Zoo’s Animal Health Centre examines nearly 2000 poo samples a year.

The interactive exhibit boasts many visual displays such as a thermal imaging camera, sounds of real animals’ heartbeats and a short film about the vets.

Steve Unwin, Veterinary Officer at Chester Zoo, said: "our in-house vet team delivers preventative health measures to ensure our different animal species stay healthy. This exhibit is a fantastic way of allowing our visitors an insight into our role within one of the biggest zoos in the UK. "Our endocrinologist, nutritionist and vet team all work closely together with experts within the Zoo and across the world to help the Zoo’s mission to protect and conserve biodiversity."

Chester Zoo is one of a few UK zoos to have an in-house endocrinologist which helps with the animals’ welfare and reproduction by keeping a check on changes in hormone levels.


Picture shows left to right: Presenter Ruth Pearson, Vet Steve Unwin, Vet Nurse Alison Kelsall and Presenter Marisa Edwards celebrate the opening.

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