Comments on: Artificial Beak for Bald Eagle

By: fsmarch

fsmarch — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:09:07 +0000

You hit the nail on the head, BatskyStarman.

By: astrodex

astrodex — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:22:49 +0000

I found an orphaned duckling about 20 years ago and took it to a retired vet who was recommended by the Audubon Society. He and his wife had a garage filled with Cockatoos and Cockateels and a houseful of other birds. They showed me pictures of a duck whose bill the vet had reconstructed using dental materials. It wasn’t pretty but it was functional. However, ducks don’t usually have to rip flesh. Usually.

By: DanO

DanO — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:28:30 +0000

carruthers should calm down i think.

By: S-r-ex

S-r-ex — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:51:16 +0000

L.C. really has a point. Humanity sucks in general. We’ve shot animals for fun, we fight over religion, we’re ruining the atmosphere…frankly, I think the Earth would do better with us in the pre-stone age…

For Beauty, she’s a lucky one. I hope Neatorama follows her progress.

By: Carruthers

Carruthers — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:57:38 +0000

L.C. says “People suck”. Do you mean the people taking the insanely great care of this eagle to give it a new beak? Or do you mean the hunter who fired a shot at it? Or perhaps you’re just a human-hater who thinks virtually any action that isn’t in harmony with “Goddess Gaia” and all her wonderful creations is a crime?
With those two words L.C. you seem to poetically point out one of the “eternal truths” of humanity – and simultaneously place yourself in the “suck” section.

By: SiteSeer

SiteSeer — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:39:29 +0000

Even without a beak the bird looks murderously intense.

By: SenorMysterioso

SenorMysterioso — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:30:34 +0000

What is taking them so long? Ive seen macaws with prosthetics before.

It sucks that someone shot her but Im not surprised, in Alaska bald eagles can be quite the pests. (not defending it btw)

By: Alannah

Alannah — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:17:42 +0000

Wow. I had no idea we could do this kind of thing.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:26:03 +0000

kid_icarus, according to the linked article, the glue is an alternative to stronger screws. They decided against screws because the prosthetic would have to be attached too close to the bird’s eyes and brain.

By: L.C.

L.C. — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:41:36 +0000

People suck.

By: Jerse

Jerse — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:17:11 +0000

Announcer guy from the movies:

In a world gone mad … Beauty is shot in the face and left for dead … but comes back this summer as … BADASS HYBRID BIRD-OF-PREY

In theaters August 14th

By: kid_icarus

kid_icarus — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:12:22 +0000

how sad….although i wonder now if its halitosis is better or worse…..and why can’t they make a beak capable of ripping flesh?

By: BatskyStarman

BatskyStarman — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:18:09 +0000

“She could not survive in the wild without human intervention,”

They mean, “She could have survived in the wild without human intervention” Lol