This Might Be The Bravest Kangaroo in the World! Watch to Find Out Why

Wild Times at the San Diego Zoo

The older female kangaroo was starting to move slower than others kangaroos in her mob, so keepers did a scan and discovered she had injured her spine.

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00:00¿Can you run like a cheetah?

00:03¿Can you stand up straight and tall like a meerkat?

00:07¿Can you bend down like a giraffe?

00:11¿Can you hop like a kangaroo?

00:15Even just sitting, standing, or lying down

00:18is all helped by a system of our body

00:20called the skeletal system.

00:22It's made up of bones and joints

00:23all working together to give us our shape,

00:26protect our organs,

00:27and help us with our movement.

00:31This is Ima's skeletal system.

00:34And this is Ima.

00:37She is an 8-year-old female red kangaroo

00:40with a healthy appetite for life.

00:42And snacks.

00:43She loves to eat snacks.

00:47She currently resides with the other kangaroos

00:50in Kangaroo Kickabout at the Nashville Zoo.

00:52And they certainly have quite a full house on their hands.

01:00Ima is the oldest kangaroo in the mob here,

01:02but she still participates in regular training sessions

01:05with her keepers to get in a little exercise.

01:12Recently, Ima's keepers noticed she was slowing down

01:15and not moving as much as the others.

01:17Being that she's older,

01:18it makes sense that she might be a little slower

01:20than some of those other young-garoos.

01:25The veterinary staff took pictures of her bones,

01:28called radiographs,

01:29and they were able to see that she had actually injured her spine.

01:33Never fear, though,

01:34the veterinarians have an idea.

01:36For Ima's next training session,

01:38they invited Dr. Brian Pascoe.

01:42His patients are usually humans,

01:44not kangaroos.

01:45But for Ima, he's happy to make an exception.

01:48Dr. Pascoe is a chiropractor,

01:51a doctor who specializes in bones and joints,

01:53so he is the perfect fit for Ima's needs.

01:57Just like he would with his human patients,

02:00he skillfully uses his hands to feel down Ima's spine.

02:04He introduces her to some tools.

02:05These will help to take any unnecessary pressure off of her joints.

02:13Ima even gets to use a laser,

02:16which will stimulate her body and help to heal faster.

02:20All while enjoying a yummy sweet potato treat.

02:23Only the VIP treatment is good enough for Ima.

02:28One final look to make sure Ima's bones

02:30are all lined up properly

02:31and working together as they should.

02:35Looks like she's all good to go.

02:38Now she can return to the mob

02:39and get back to more important things,

02:42like partaking in a few more snacks.

02:44We'll see you all this.

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