Many zoo gorillas face the same health risk humans do: heart disease. Is it a matter of diet? Lack of exercise? How does one measure a 400 pound animal's blood pressure or cholesterol? And is there such a thing as gorilla BMI? There are more than 850 western lowland gorillas in zoos around the world, 342 in North America. Join us for this special Science Cafe edition of the Sound of Ideas.

Guests:

Dr. Pam Dennis, Veterinary Epidemiologist at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and Clinical Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University

Dr. Elena Less, Associate Curator of Animals at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Dr. Mike Selig, Veterinarian at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo