prosthetic beak
grrlscientist | June 3, 2008tags: Beauty and the prosthetic beak, bald eagle, human technology, birds, raptors, streaming video
The Bald Eagle Beauty's beak was shot off in Alaska leaving her unable to feed herself. In this streaming video, you see Birds of Prey NW fitting her with a prosthetic beak. She cannot be released into the wild but will serve as an educational bird showing that human compassion can undue human cruelty. [3:51].