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		</div><div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:x-large;">The world&#8217;s first prosthetic BEAK: Parrot found abandoned in Brazil gets radical new titanium implant made with a 3D printer</span></span><br />
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<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="color:blue;"><span style="font-size:large;"><i>Gigi was found abandoned in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with a medical condition<br />
Beak wouldn&#8217;t stop growing, so team designed new one so she could eat<br />
Used 3D printer to make digital model from titanium and attached it to hers<br />
Wildlife center posted touching video of her eating properly for first time<br />
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<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">A parrot has been given the world&#8217;s first prosthetic beak thanks to brand new technology that was pioneered in Brazil.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">Gigi was initially found abandoned in an estate in Sao Paulo and had a rare condition that meant her beak would not stop growing and became deformed, making it difficult for her to eat.</span></div>
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<p><span style="font-size:small;">But vets in Brazil have now fitted her with a beak made from titanium, attached with blue and green screws, allowing her to eat properly for the first time since she was rescued.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:x-small;"> <i>Photo:facebook/ciceromoraes</i></span></p>
<div class="imageCaption"><b>A parrot has been given the world&#8217;s first prosthetic beak thanks to brand new technology pioneered in Brazil</b></div>
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<div class="imageCaption"><b>Gigi was initially found abandoned in an estate in Sao Paulo and had a rare condition that meant her beak would not stop growing and became deformed, making it difficult for her to eat</b></div>
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<div class="imageCaption"><b>But vets in Brazil have now fitted her with a beak made from titanium, attached with blue and green screws, allowing her to eat properly for the first time since she was rescued</b></div>
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<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">Touching footage shows her chewing on a snack after the operation, described as a &#8216;historic moment&#8217; by 3D designer Cícero Moraes.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">Vets had initially thought about fitting a plastic beak, but quickly realised that it wouldn&#8217;t be hard enough to devour the tough food that macaws like to eat.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">A 3D design team then came together to create a model of what her beak should look like digitally, and used a 3D printer to create it.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">They then removed some of her own oversized bill and fastened the titanium model to what was left of her natural beak with coloured screws.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">Within 48 hours of the operation, Gigi was chewing on food unaided and is now recovering at the Center for Research and Screening of Wild Animals at Unimonte, in Santos, Sau Paulo.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">The center posted the video of her eating, with the words: &#8216;Thanks to the commitment of all involved here in our center of sorting, our dear gigi recovers super well, without presenting any difficulty.&#8217; </span></div>
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<div class="imageCaption"><b>Within 48 hours of the operation, Gigi was chewing on food unaided and is now recovering at the Center for Research and Screening of Wild Animals at Unimonte, in Santos, Sau Paulo </b></div>
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<div class="imageCaption"><b>As well as using the new beak to eat, she was using it to climb the cage in the touching footage posted by the center, which said she is recovering well from the operation</b></div>
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<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">The parrot has been kept in captivity so long that is unlikely she would survive in the wild, so the center is now looking for a zoo that would take the macaw in.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">Many were touched by Gigi&#8217;s story, posting messages of support on the Facebook page.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">Angélica Mocelin Polak wrote: &#8216;Congratulations on the beautiful work, I don&#8217;t know what caused the trauma of beak but it must be something by a human being.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">&#8216;But I&#8217;m even crying just reading this story, I&#8217;ve only seen this video, but just knowing there is people like your team is helping.&#8217;</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">Fernanda Picoli J Cruz wrote: &#8216;Congratulations to all. My heart leaps with joy to see her happiness and we owe that to this competent team.&#8217; </span></div>
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