"If It's Stupid and It Works..." Vet Uses Apple Watch to Measure Lion's Heart Rate in Viral Video

“Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.” You have heard this quote multiple times, but a viral video is showing the real meaning of it. A video of a veterinarian using an Apple Watch in a way that no one has imagined is making the rounds on the internet. In this video, the veterinarian is seen using an Apple Watch to measure the pulse rate of the king of the jungle, a lion. The video was shared on Instagram by Dr Chloe Buiting and shows a lion snoring with its tongue out and an Apple Watch strapped on it. The watch was showing data on pulse rate and other things on the screen. Dr Chloe in the caption wrote, “I don’t know what’s more impressive… the snore, or the discovery that the @apple Watch can measure a lions heart rate if you strap it to the tongue (even if it is one of the less conventional “off-label” uses for the device). Either way, it’s a true ‘technology meets conservation’ story.”Check out the viral video:In the later part of the caption, she also said how the team got the idea. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dr Chloe Buiting | Wildlife Vet (@jungle_doctor) “This finding is particularly handy because one of the biggest challenges of working with animals in the field is the monitoring of anaesthesia without many of the regular bells and whistles you’d have in a hospital setting. In addition to this, many of the monitoring devices are often designed for smaller animals, making it extra challenging to get accurate readings from our bigger, spikey or scaled wildlife patients. So, when my colleague @fabiola_wildspirit and Dr Brendan Tindall found this trick recently, it was a game changer! It even works on elephants (when taped to their ears which is a sight in itself 😂) and is the ultimate “work smarter not harder” in my book. It was a pleasure to be in the field with Dr Fabiola this month - the first of many times I hope.”The viral video has garnered more than 50 lakhs with over 1 lakh likes. And people in the comment section shared their views on it. User’s reactions to the post:“Oh look what a cute pupp- THAT'S NOT A PUPPY.”“Just waiting for the reminder to make a dentist appointment to pop up But seriously.....necessity is truly the mother of invention.”“Very clever thinking and quite a bit slower than I expected. (The pulse).”“This reminds me of a Tumblr screenshot I once read where vets would survive the zombie apocalypse fir many reasons, one of the ones listed being how resourceful they are lol.”“Yo I thought that was a DOG.”““If it’s stupid and it works - it’s no stupid” Mind you, this idea is actually brilliant.”

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"If It's Stupid and It Works..." Vet Uses Apple Watch to Measure Lion's Heart Rate in Viral Video

Viral video shows a vet using an Apple Watch to monitor a lion's pulse, showcasing innovation and necessity in animal conservation.

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