MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) — Two silverback gorilla siblings underwent a series of health exams Friday as they prepare to leave Zoo Miami later this month.
Barney, a 31-year-old gorilla weighing 415 pounds, and his older brother, Shango, 36, who weighs 448 pounds, received full health examinations that, in addition to a general physical, included blood collection, a dental cleaning, tuberculosis testing, a cardiac ultrasound exam, vaccines for rabies and tetanus, and more.
The procedures determined that both gorillas are in good health and cleared them to travel to their new home, the James and Elizabeth Bramsen Tropical Forest at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago…