Science · October 2026Kudos level: Bravo
A Hornbill Made History With the World's First Double 3D-Printed Beak
A young southern ground hornbill at Amsterdam's Artis Zoo broke both his upper and lower beak, leaving him unable to eat or preen. Vets at Utrecht University fitted him with two custom 3D-printed titanium prostheses, and he was picking up food with his new beak the very next morning.
Source: New York Post