Dave, a kangaroo that lives at the Bronx Zoo, is getting cryotherapy treatment for its arthritis, the New York Daily News reports.
“He’s kind of an older gentleman now. He’s got some age-related problems; he has arthritis and stiffness in his joints,” zoo director Jim Breheny told the paper of the nearly 15-year-old marsupial.
Cryotherapy is a high-tech alternative to ice baths that humans have used for years.
“A lot of people are not aware of how much zoos have evolved over the last forty to fifty, sixty — one hundred years,” Breheny said. “Modern zoos in the 21st century not only take care of animals and exhibit them to the public — we work to save species.”
Source : foxnews
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