The Oregon Zoo is located in Portland in the United States. It took advantage of October being Halloween month to publicize spooky images of the animals that live there. Chameleons, toucans, beavers, tigers, snakes, eagles, and their skeletons can be seen in detail in a series of X-rays.

The exams are part of the zoo animals’ healthcare. But how do you x-ray large and ferocious animals, like tigers, without hurting them?

According to the zoo, animals are anaesthetised (they get a shot that puts them to sleep) so they can be examined by professionals. This is done carefully and using equipment that has the latest technology, according to the institution.

“Digital radiology allows veterinary staff to get X-ray results faster and fine-tune the images after taking them, which minimizes anesthesia and examination time for animals”, as stated on the institution’s website. “This decreased anesthesia time means lower risk and improved safety for patients.”

The Oregon Zoo has existed since 1888.  It started taking X-rays in 2009. The exams are filed digitally, which allows each animal’s case to be tracked and its document shared with staff from other zoos.

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