China News Service, February 23. According to Reuters, on the 22nd, an Australian wildlife care staff introduced that a koala Triumph, which was born with one foot missing, was installed by a dentist. After his prosthesis, he can climb and run freely.
In 2017, veterinary nurse Marley Christian rescued this baby koala in northern New South Wales. It was next to its dying mother, with only 3 feet and a protruding bone instead of the fourth one. foot.
An Australian koala Triumph, who was born with one foot missing, can climb and run freely after installing a prosthesis made by a dentist.
Christian said that Triumph with the prosthesis turned into a brand new koala.
"After I put this little boot on it, it jumped, then ran and crawled again, I cried."
An American company specializing in the manufacture of animal prostheses tried to make a "foot", but several attempts were unsuccessful.
In the end, Christian found the answer closer to home.
Jon Durman, a nearby dental prosthetist, heard about Triumph's plight and volunteered to take over the task.
The final prosthesis is pink, with a Velcro strap to help fix the prosthesis to Triumph's leg, and a pedal at the bottom to help the koala grasp when walking and climbing.
Durman said that the Triumph prosthesis is currently being improved.
But he also said that the koala "looks very comfortable" wearing a prosthesis.