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A tiger gets taken for a CT scan

The four-year-old, called Luca, was one of three big cats to be examined in a mobile CT unit at The Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent for unexplained mobility issues

By New Scientist

5 November 2025

3D1KFDX Luca, an Amur Tiger, being prepared for a CT scan to investigate locomotion abnormalities at the Big Cat Sanctuary near Ashford in Kent. Luca is one of three big cats being scanned at the sanctuary with a mobile unit brought to the site which is the first time it has been tried. Picture date: Monday October 27, 2025.

Gareth Fuller/PA Images/Alamy

This four-year-old Amur tiger named Luca is being prepared for a CT scan at The Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent, UK. A mobile CT unit was brought to the site for Luca and two other cats – a cheetah and a leopard – with unexplained mobility issues. They were each sedated before the scan and then returned to their habitats.

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