Flamingo in Brazil receives new prosthetic leg

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AflamingoataBrazilianzooislearningtogetaroundonanewprostheticleg. Thepinkhuedbirdwasgiventhespeciallymadeprosthesisafterafractureoftheleftlegresultinginthebottomportionofthelegneedingtobeamputatedtopreventaninfection. TheflamingoisbeingheldattheSorocabazoointhemunicipalityofSorocaba, locatedinSaoPaulostate. Thelightweight, 18centimetre(7inch)prosthesisismadeofcarbonfibrewithsiliconeendswheretheprostheticattachedtotheremain