Babec, a 24-year-old silverback gorilla, was wheeled from the operating room after having his cardiac pacemaker replaced in March.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Babec, a 24-year-old silverback gorilla, was wheeled from the operating room operating room n. Abbr. OR A room equipped for performing surgical operations. after having his cardiac pacemaker cardiac pacemaker A device that delivers a small electric shock to the heart to effect cardiac contraction at a pre-determined rate replaced in March. Dr. Anna Ogburn (left) and a team at the Animal. Health Center in Birmingham, Ala., attended to the 400-pound patient. Babec, who lives at the Birmingham Zoo The Birmingham Zoo is a major zoological park founded in 1950 in Birmingham, Alabama. The 122 acre (49 hectare) zoo is home to approximately 750 animals of 250 species including many endangered species from six continents. , was suffering from severe heart disease last September when he became the first gorilla to receive a pacemaker. |
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