Turtle gets a Lego wheelchair

[Eldorado]

"BALTIMORE, MD – A wild Eastern box turtle at The Maryland Zoo is on the mend and on the move thanks to some clever engineering using LEGO® bricks.

“In July, an injured turtle was found in Druid Hill Park by a Zoo employee, and was brought to the Zoo’s hospital for treatment,” said Dr. Ellen Bronson, senior director of animal health, conservation, and research at the Zoo. “He had multiple fractures on his plastron, the bottom part of his shell. Because of the unique placement of the fractures, we faced a difficult challenge with maintaining the turtle’s mobility while allowing him to heal properly.”

The Zoo’s veterinary team performed surgery to stabilize the turtle’s severely fractured shell. Metal bone plates, sewing clasps and surgical wire now hold the delicate shell fragments together."

Article: https://www.marylandzoo.org/news-and-updates/2018/09/injured-turtle-at-the-maryland-zoo-fitted-with-customized-lego-wheelchair/

 

Edited September 27, 2018 by Eldorado

[Piney]

......and you never tagged me. 

[Eldorado]

1 hour ago, Piney said:

......and you never tagged me. 

I posted you a link to a Lego world record on your Status Update about Bolton!  Not a thank you did I get.

Here it is again. The Lego Camper Van.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/queensland-built-lego-caravan-claims-world-record-20180926-p5061k.html

Edited September 28, 2018 by Eldorado

[Piney]

2 minutes ago, Eldorado said:

I posted you a link to a Lego world record on your Status Update about Bolton!  Not a thank you did I get.

Sorry!  

That was the day I broke the whole sawmill  (once again) so I missed it.  

[EBE Hybrid]

It's not a turtle, it's a tortoise FFS!

[Carlos Allende]

_(Shredder and Krang laugh cruelly)_