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    Wounded Eagle Gets New 3D Printed Beak

    By Anita Li | Mashable – Sat, Sep 15, 2012

    After being shot in the face by a poacher seven years ago, Beauty the bald eagle lost most of her beak.

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    Without it, she couldn't feed herself, and likely would have died in the wild. But now, Beauty's getting a second chance at survival in the form of a 3D printed beak.

    A team of researchers, engineers and dentists created the world's first prosthetic beak, which was modeled with CAD software and 3D-printed from nylon polymers.

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    After a two-hour-long procedure, Beauty can now eat and drink by herself, though she's not ready to be released back into the wild. The eagle remains at Birds of Prey Northwest, the conservation facility that spearheaded the recovery project.

    For more on Beauty and her 3D printed beak, check out he video above, and tell us what you think in the comments.

    This story originally published on Mashable here.

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