Max, the macaw, gets a new 3D-printed beak

Professor Gerhard Steenkamp, a veterinary specialist in dentistry and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Pretoria's Faculty of Veterinary Science, has given Max a new 3D-printed beak.

Max, the macaw, with his new beak after surgery

Max’s prosthetic beak fitted onto a plastic mould of his remaining top beak

UP vet team gives macaw new lease of life with 3D-printed beak

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Max, the macaw, gets a new 3D-printed beak

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