The macaw with the titanium beak : disabled parrot gets a prosthetic 3D-printed beak

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Selebi, Ali

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In nature, parrots use their beaks for more than just eating. They use them for climbing, as well as manipulating and crushing objects. Losing a beak is a major handicap. That was the situation faced by Max, a 20-year-old blue and gold macaw from a bird sanctuary in the Western Cape. He lost his beak in 2017, leaving him unable to eat normally.

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News article with colour photos about what's happening at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria.
Published in the Tukkievaria of 12 November 2021
Originally published as HTML file, converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Version 9.0.0.

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Faculty of Veterinary Science, News media coverage of, Birds -- Veterinary surgery, Macaw -- 3D printed beak

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