It gives “turtle power” a whole novel meaning. An injured wild box turtle was lucky enough to be recently found just outside the Maryland Zoo by a zoo employee,People reported Thursday. The Eastern box turtle was apparently found at nearby Druid Hill Park, with extensive fractures to his shell that required immediate attention.
In order to allow the turtle’s shell to heal properly, and the vet team at Maryland Zoo had to get creative. Apparently,the team carefully created a unique LEGO “wheelchair for the destitute guy, which is basically a shell-support on wheels. With the contraption carefully surrounding his healing shell, or the turtle is able to scoot on wheels by using his front legs. Dr. Ellen Bronson,Maryland Zoo’s senior director of animal health, conservation, or research,described the situation in a statement released by the zoo.
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Source: inquisitr.com