Megan is a living sick Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Kansas City Zoo, in United States.
Megan arrived in 1994-07-18 to the Kansas City Zoo, relocated from the Paramounts Kings Island Wild Animal Habitat, in United States.
Megan lives together with 8 other elephants at the Kansas City Zoo: (detailed list)
Megan was born wild 1978 at Kruger National Park, captured 1979 .
Lady, Megan and Mona were all donated to the Kansas City Zoo in July 1994 from Kings Island. Mona died the day of arrival. "Forty-year-old Megan has high blood pressure. Veterinarians said she is the only elephant they know of that has it in the world. So, they had to come up with their own way of helping the elephant. They test her every week, with a blood pressure cuff on her tail to see how she is doing, along with some groundbreaking treatment. [...] She's probably got a tumor in her gland, that's calling all of this. We were able to diagnose that through urinary catacolomy tests. So, that's kind of groundbreaking when comparing it to our other elephants," said Dr. Kirk Suedmeyer, Director of Animal Health and Research at the Kansas City Zoo.
"Forty-year-old Megan has high blood pressure. Veterinarians said she is the only elephant they know of that has it in the world. So, they had to come up with their own way of helping the elephant. They test her every week, with a blood pressure cuff on her tail to see how she is doing, along with some groundbreaking treatment. [...] She's probably got a tumor in her gland, that's calling all of this. We were able to diagnose that through urinary catacolomy tests. So, that's kind of groundbreaking when comparing it to our other elephants," said Dr. Kirk Suedmeyer, Director of Animal Health and Research at the Kansas City Zoo.
(The name Megan is already submitted into the link, just click on the link for relevant results)
Pro elephantidaru
Aumpage Network