Goose gets a bionic leg in world-first operation

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:38 AM EDT

Article Source: Telegraph

Here is the world's first bionic Goose. The two-week old gosling was found with a broken leg, but vets did not have the heart to put it down.

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GramGramma

Okay, what happens when he jumps in for a swim? Will he sink like a piece of steel, float lopsided? Will he rust? Can he fly south or is the limb too heavy? Will he be a lightening rod? Is he going to have one baby goose size leg and one regular size leg? Oh so many questions.

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#1 - Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:30 AM EDT

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Red Wolf

I would expect it to be a temporary measure until the bone knits enough to support the gosling. My concern was that you'd be checking the brace on a daily basis due to the little guy growing so fast.

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#1.1 - Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:35 AM EDT

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velma dinkley

I'm a real animal sap. Good for Betty and the kind-hearted vets.

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#2 - Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:32 AM EDT

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