Gorillas receiving colonoscopies

A Boston zoo consults Brigham and Women’s Hospital to perform an extensive workup on a gorilla with digestive problems:

The team of more than 20 medical doctors, veterinarians, and zookeepers [helped] perform a battery of tests on Gigi, which included the colonoscopy, an abdominal ultrasound, and X-rays. The lowland gorilla had some digestive problems last week, and the tests, which appeared normal pending biopsy results, allowed her caretakers to rule out tumors and polyps.

Nothing against gorillas, but with Boston having one the longest wait times for specialists, is it really the wisest use of resources?

topics: wait times, specialists