Vets Replace Tortoise’s Amputated Leg With Wheel

by E.D.W. Lynch at 3:20 PM on July 21, 2011

When Gamara, an African spur-thighed tortoise, was brought to Washington State University veterinary teaching hospital with a severely injured front leg, veterinarians were forced to amputate the limb. The vets replaced the leg with a swiveling wheel, and the tortoise is now able to move about on its own (video).

via WSU News & Geekosystem

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