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The first blood stress monitoring device for use with great apes was the "Tough Cuff". The Tough Cuff was developed by Georgia Institute of Technology (GA Tech) and Emory University. In July 2009, Zoo Atlanta obtained the primary prototype of the Tough Cuff, which was designed for use in adult male gorillas. What's the Tough Cuff? The Tough Cuff refers back to the casing that holds the inflatable blood stress cuff in place. The Tough Cuff diameter is 6.5 inches and was designed specifically for the size of an adult male gorilla’s arm. It may go with bigger orangutan males and male chimpanzees, but is just not an correct fit for females or other apes with smaller arm sizes. Why use a tough Cuff? Adult nice apes are estimated to be at the least 7 instances stronger than a human, if not stronger. Therefore, zoo professionals depend on protecting caging to work together with non-anesthetized nice apes.
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