Tungo the penguin was found on a beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil unable to eat because his beak had been shattered, probably by a boat propeller. Veterinarians at the local zoo made him a new acrylic beak, fashioned in the shape of the broken pieces of his old beak. Tungo is recovering nicely and is able to eat. Link (with video) -via Arbroath
Barking Bud
Sorry, but this eagle would kick his ASS!
http://gizmodo.com/5014550/bald-eagle-gets-prosthetic-beak-much-like-u ncle-sams-bionic-plasma-arm
Mitch
There is some incongruity between eating poultry and making a prosthetic beak for a penguin, but I’m glad they fixed his beak anyway.
Miss Cellania
You don’t have to be sorry, Barking Bud. We covered Beauty here as well.
The Vizier
It is just horrible to read that Tungo couldn’t eat because of a shattered beak. I mean if human beings were to lose a body part we would have difficulty coping. How much more difficult must it be for a helpless penguin. Thank goodness they fixed its beak.
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