This duck is named Buttercup. He was born with a backwards left foot, CNN reports. Buttercup lives in Arlington, Tennessee at the Feathered Angels Waterfowl Sanctuary, where owner Mike Garey decided not only to amputate Buttercup’s foot (Garey says it would be too painful and prone to infections), but also to design a replacement foot as well. Garey used Buttercup’s sister Minnie’s left foot as the basis for the design of Buttercup’s new foot, which he modeled using 3D software…
Latest posts by Laura Ascione (see all)
- Friday 5: Virtual field trips - April 26, 2024
- Google, MIT RAISE launch no-cost AI training course for teachers - April 26, 2024
- 4 ways to support work-based learning - April 23, 2024