Duck imprinted on a 3D printer prosthetic paw

Not so long ago, I published the news about the bald eagle , which was printed on the 3D printer the missing part of the beak, which made it possible to lead the almost normal way of life. As for the new story, here we are talking about a duck without a paw (or rather, a duck with a paw deformed from birth). Duck's name is Buttercup, and she was very lucky that the bird hatched from the egg during the rapid development of 3D printing technology.

The history of the duck itself is tracked from birth (or rather, hatching). Even then it became clear that the duckling could not walk normally due to the deformation of one of the limbs. After a while, the bird became famous on the Web, largely due to its “dad”, who even started a Facebook page for his pet.
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The bird owner immediately began to look for a way to restore the duck limb, and found it. It was decided to create a prosthetic paw on a 3D printer, which they did, after a series of trial and error. The company NovaCopy coped with the task. It took a little effort to “fine-tune” the prosthesis, and now a former disabled chick, who has already become an adult, has finally been able to walk normally.

Here is a video of the first steps of the bird:



Via gizmodo