Using an Apple Watch to measure a lion’s heartrate is the best use of this technology we’ve seen.
A conservation veterinarian discovered that if you’ve got a sedated lion on your hands and need to monitor its heart rate, wrapping an Apple Watch around its tongue does the trick.
Dr. Buiting called this hack an “off-label” use of Apple’s technology and she described how the Apple Watch is helping conservation vets monitor their furry, scaly, or spikey patients during medical exams and surgeries.
It’s not possible to tell which Apple Watch is being used to monitor heart rate here, but all models of the Apple Watch include heart rate monitoring. So, maybe don’t risk your new Apple Watch Ultra, when any model will do.
