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donkey_brains 16 hours ago [-]
It looks like this solution really fit the bill.
Seriously though, awesome article and I hope we get to see some videos of the bird using his new beak at some point. I love how all these experts came together to fix the beak.
mrlonglong 1 days ago [-]
Who paid the bill?
jacquesm 1 days ago [-]
I did. And many other people here in NL as well. Either because of buying tickets or because they donate ( https://www.artis.nl/nl/steun-artis )
What I wonder about is why there is so much focus on the cost, rather than on the tech and the fact that this is a very tricky thing to do for a living creature.
mmsimanga 1 days ago [-]
Not OP but I did laugh because I saw the joke in the use of the word bill.
Edit for none English speakers the words beak and Bill are often used interchangeably to mean a bird's beak or bill.
jacquesm 1 days ago [-]
Ahh, good one, that went totally over my head.
mrlonglong 23 hours ago [-]
Yup that was the pun I made.
jacquesm 23 hours ago [-]
The best jokes are like that. And it was in the title so I probably should have noticed.
mhurron 1 days ago [-]
> What I wonder about is why there is so much focus on the cost
Americans. Cost and value are everything, and it has poisoned every level of society.
mrlonglong 8 hours ago [-]
Whoosh.
waldothedog 1 days ago [-]
If you find yourself in Amsterdam, there are some terrific enclosures at Artis (the elephants I really enjoyed). It’s a very different feeling from most zoos in the US.
karunamurti 18 hours ago [-]
The first here means both beak get the prostheses. There were cases already where toucan, stork and crane got new beak, but they were one side only.
A parrot was treated but the prosthetics were molded I think.
jacquesm 16 hours ago [-]
A parrot beak is ridiculously powerful, it is more like a biological side-cutter than what I would normally associate with a bird beak. I've seen them crack nuts that I would have needed a steel tool for.
echoangle 1 days ago [-]
Does anyone know how a bird can get injured like this? I’m assuming there aren’t a lot of predators in the cage, did it just get stuck somewhere and pull it off?
quinox 1 days ago [-]
There's slightly more info in Dutch on the Artis website[0]. It doesn't mention specifically how the bird got injured, but it does mention that the zoo still had the two broken-off pieces. They used these pieces (together with a CT scan) to create the new prostheses.
The pictures don't really do it justice, it is a massive bird and very impressive up close. If you're ever near Artis do go and have a look (though with their prices I wouldn't blame you if you didn't...).
pvaldes 2 hours ago [-]
A door closing on a fleeing bird would be my first candidate.
vasco 1 days ago [-]
Wasn't reported, but they like to hit rocks
villgax 1 days ago [-]
Absolutely love this!!!
suriyaG 1 days ago [-]
incredible work and effort.
I'm curious about the economics of these. who funds these endeavors and why? who makes the decision on spending $X for quality of life improvement on a hornbill vs saving a few rhinos.
because in a world where you see humans without basic stuff to live with, this is a fascinating economic alignment with a different species
realo 1 days ago [-]
Maybe you can ask a similar question to the millions of people (literally!) who bought 2,000$ iPhone Duo devices in the last few days.
Spending a bit of money to save a bird's life seems inconsequential.
Seriously though, awesome article and I hope we get to see some videos of the bird using his new beak at some point. I love how all these experts came together to fix the beak.
What I wonder about is why there is so much focus on the cost, rather than on the tech and the fact that this is a very tricky thing to do for a living creature.
Edit for none English speakers the words beak and Bill are often used interchangeably to mean a bird's beak or bill.
Americans. Cost and value are everything, and it has poisoned every level of society.
[0] https://www.artis.nl/nl/artis-park/verhalen/zuidelijke-hoorn...
I'm curious about the economics of these. who funds these endeavors and why? who makes the decision on spending $X for quality of life improvement on a hornbill vs saving a few rhinos.
because in a world where you see humans without basic stuff to live with, this is a fascinating economic alignment with a different species
Spending a bit of money to save a bird's life seems inconsequential.
https://www.artis.nl/en/plan-your-visit/ticket-prices