CLIVE, Iowa — Iowa Radiology and Blank Park Zoo teamed up Thursday morning to help get a clearer image of some special patents health.

Iowa Radiology opened doors early and rolled out the red carpet for some in need animals at the Blank Park Zoo. Scans were given to a Tamar wallaby, a box turtle, a corn snake and two prehensile skinks.

Zoo staff say the Tamar wallaby has lost weight over the past few months and hope the scan can provide answers. They are also hoping the scans with help determines whether the two prehensile skinks are male or female.

“There is a lot of heart put into these interactions and these scans, our team is super proud to partner with the zoo,” said Daphne Paulsen with Iowa Radiology.

“Iowa Radiology has been a fantastic partner with the Blank Park Zoo, and they’ve been willing to help us out when we have difficult medical cases that need additional diagnostic imaging,” said Blank Park Zoo’s Dr. Drew Gall.

Iowa Radiology and Blank Park Zoo have partnered for special scans the last four years. Iowa Radiology staff volunteer their services by coming in early or stay late to get the job done.