Kiểm tra sức khỏe hàng năm
Chỉ vài ngày trước khi tình trạng khủng khiếp của vùng nhiệt đới suy thoái, một điều nghiêm trọng đã xảy ra ở trung tâm chúng tôi. Mỗi ngày, người của chúng ta phải gọi cho linh trưởng từ vùng bán hoang dã để kiểm tra sức khỏe. Đột nhiên vào ngày hôm đó, tiếng lóng của một con đực tên Delacour không xuất hiện như thường lệ. Chúng tôi đã cố tìm hắn suốt ngày, nhưng không thể nào tìm được cho tới chiều tối.
The langur wasn’t as active and loud as he is normally, therefore we decided to take him to the Quarantine for further health check. The next day, an EPRC crew including Elke (Head keeper), Dr. Bonnie Raphael (veterinarian), and some keepers trekked into the semi-wild area and found the sick Delacour’s langur sitting on a tree.
He wasn’t surprised to see us, and our crew felt like he was there waiting for us to pick him up. After a shot of anesthesia, he fell into a keeper’s embrace. The crew then searched their way through dense vegetation in the semi-wild area to get back to Quarantine area.
We suspect that this Delacour’s langur probably ate some toxic plants in the semi-wild area 🙈, or he has bacterial infection or even cancer. The visible symptoms are Janndice (the photos don’t do any justice though) and severe anemia. He was really weak and dehydrated. Also, his normally full stomach was empty. He was then carefully treated by Dr. Bonnie Raphael and our keepers. Later in the day, he revived a bit and started eating leaves again.
The Delacour’s langur is still in the Quarantine now, until when we are certain about his health. Some of your contribution will be great to let us improve our health care system for the animals!
