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Posted: 4:19 PM Feb 8, 2010
Alaska Dentist Fixes Injured Eagle's Broken Beak
An Alaska dentist has given a bald
eagle a unique beak - using a temporary crown, sticky poster putty
and yellow highlighter.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska dentist has given a bald
eagle a unique beak - using a temporary crown, sticky poster putty
and yellow highlighter.
The bird was found in December with severe damage to its beak,
apparently from fishing line that wrapped around it and started
cutting into it.
Cindy Palmatier at the Bird Treatment and Learning Center says
staff there decided to turn to dentist Kirk Johnson, who thought of
patching up the beak with the same material used to make temporary
crowns for people.
The "crown" is being held on with poster putty, and Johnson
colored it in using highlighter to give it a yellow tint.
The bird center says the eagle is doing just fine but won't be
able to return to the wild.
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