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Giant Tortoise And Baby Cow Who Lost Its Leg Become Best Friends

Fri, 18 Nov 2016 13:03:12 +0300

Leonardo the African spurred turtle was rescued from a Bangkok zoo in 2013, while Simon came in January after getting his leg seriously injured. The poor cow was with his mom when he got caught in the vines. Part of one of his hind legs had fallen off due to the accident, and the rescue center got him a prosthetic to help him walk.

Injured Tortoise Receives World’s First 3D Printed Shell

Mon, 23 May 2016 14:51:34 +0300

When Freddy the tortoise was caught in a bush fire in Brazil, his chances of survival were slim. But thanks to a group of pioneering surgeons known as The Animal Avengers, Freddy not only survived his ordeal – he is also now the proud owner of the world’s first 3D printed shell!

Tortoise Whose Legs Were Eaten By Rats Gets Prosthetic Wheels

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:58:02 +0300

When rats ate the front legs of a hibernating 90-year-old tortoise named Mrs. T in Pembrook, Wales, its owner, Jude Ryder, feared the worst. A £1,000 vet bill did little to improve the situation until Ryder’s mechanical engineer son Dale, 37, glued wheels from a model aircraft onto the tortoise’s shell, making her twice as fast.