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In photos: Buttercup the backwards walking duck gets a 3D-printed prosthetic leg

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BUTTERCUP the duck only had one leg facing the right way. The left leg faced backwards.  Buttercup was going nowhere fast. But science could help.

At the Feathered Angels Waterfowl Sanctuary, Buttercup’s leg was was amputated. The medics built him a 3D-printed prosthetic leg based on a mould on his sister’s left limb.

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Posted: 11th, July 2013 | In: Technology | Comment