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. http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Strange-News/Penguin-Tungo-In-Brazil-Given-Prosthetic-Beak-To-Allow-Him-To-Feed-Properly/Article/201011315820534 (with video) -via Arbroath
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. http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Strange-News/Penguin-Tungo-In-Brazil-Given-Prosthetic-Beak-To-Allow-Him-To-Feed-Properly/Article/201011315820534 (with video) -via Arbroath
http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/08/beauty-and-the-beak/
http://gizmodo.com/5014550/bald-eagle-gets-prosthetic-beak-much-like-uncle-sams-bionic-plasma-arm