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Veterinarians create prosthesis to help a rhino walk again

Veterinarians and wildlife assistants helped a white rhinoceros cub, housed within a South African reserve (near Polokwane), to recover after surgery.

The baby rhino could no longer walk properly after being attacked by a lion some time ago and having suffered tendon damage to its right hind leg as a result.

The vets therefore made a plaster cast of the leg and turned it into a prosthesis to be implanted, allowing the rhinoceros to walk again in the most natural way possible.

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Veterinarians operated on a white rhino
Veterinarians and wildlife assistants helped a baby white rhinoceros, housed in a South African reserve (near Polokwane), to recover after surgery.
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Why the puppy was operated 
The baby rhinoceros could no longer walk properly after being attacked by a lion some time ago and having suffered tendon damage to its right hind leg as a result.
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What has been done to help the rhino
The vets therefore made a plaster cast of the leg and turned it into a prosthesis to be implanted, allowing the rhinoceros to walk again in the most natural way possible.
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The operation was followed by students from all over the world
All stages of the operation were monitored by veterinary students from around the world, who attended the annual SYMCO veterinary wildlife symposium held in South Africa.
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The aims of SYMCO
The aim of SYMCO is to highlight the importance of wildlife veterinarians in the fight for wildlife conservation around the world. Another aim is to promote debate and the exchange of ideas within the veterinary community on wildlife conservation.
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