Фламинго се учи да ходи с протеза на крака в Бразилия

A flamingo that has been fitted with a prosthetic leg after suffering from a fracture hopped around its enclosure in Sorocaba Zoo, Sao Paulo state, Monday. The pink-hued bird was given the custom-made fitting when the lower part of its leg had to be amputated to prevent an infection from spreading. Even though it is still limping a bit, the Chilean flamingo is becoming more comfortable with the new leg; once the bird has fully mastered using its new leg, it will be reintroduced to its group on the zoo grounds. The lightweight, 18cm (7 inch) prosthesis is made of carbon fibre with silicone ends, where the prosthetic attaches to the remaining part of the bird's leg. The leg was made by a local orthopedics office located just west of the city of Sao Paulo.