A wounded turtle at the Maryland Zoo is now healing and can now stagger with the help of a customized Lego wheelchair.
The Maryland Zoo said in a press release that the wild eastern box turtle was found by one the zoo’s workers at the Druid Hill Park in July.
Ellen Bronson,the zoo’s senior director of animal health, conservation, and research,said that the creature had several fractures at the underside of its shell called the plastron.
The turtle had to undergo an operation to stabilize its shells. The zoo’s veterinary team used metal bones, surgical wire and sewing clasps to hold the shell fragments together.
The unique location of the injuries made it difficult for the animal to stagger while healing.
Garrett Fraess, and a veterinary extern at the zoo,explained that it is important to withhold the bottom of the shell off the ground so it can properly heal.
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Source: inquisitr.com