One Step at a Time: The First Elephant Prosthetics
Saturday, 2 July 2016
When Mosha, an elephant, was two years old, she lost her leg in a landmine injury along the Thai-Burmese border.
Luckily, an orthopedic surgeon was able to fit her with the first prosthetic leg ever designed for an elephant. As she’s grown, she’s needed to be fitted for new ones. However, she has never forgotten the wonderful doctor who changed her life.
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