Injured Bald Eagle Gets New 3-D Printed Beak 103
An anonymous reader writes "A bald eagle that lost its beak to a poacher's gun receives a 3-D printed beak prosthetic like a dental implant."
More (with pictures): "Mr Calvin, a founder of the Boise-based Kinetic Engineering Group, made a mold of Beauty's shattered upper mandible, laser-scanned it, fine-tuned it in a 3D modeling program, and created a prosthetic beak from a nylon-based polymer."
Too realistic (Score:4, Funny)
They really had an opportunity here. What would be cooler than a bald eagle with a shiny carbon-fiber-and-titanium beak? Maybe make him some razor sharp metal talons too. That would give the poachers pause!
Now... (Score:4, Funny)
Now just to give it a 3d-printed gun, so it can go get revenge on the poacher who shot it.
animal prosthetics (Score:5, Funny)
I was recently asked by a client to 3D print some replacement parts for his pet duck.
But he balked when I gave him the bill.
Re:Will it survive UV breakdown? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:animal prosthetics (Score:5, Funny)
I was recently asked by a client to 3D print some replacement parts for his pet duck.
But he balked when I gave him the bill.
That joke is just foul.
*ducks*
Re:Will it survive UV breakdown? (Score:2, Funny)