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Helping Babec's Heart

Gorillas living in captivity are prone to develop heart disease, so a 345-pound Silverback gorilla living at the Birmingham Zoo has been outfitted with a pacemaker to help his once-failing ticker. Rosemary Pennington provides the story.

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Babec's Pacemaker on WBHM.org

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