In world first, injured hornbill gets 3D-printed upper and lower beak prostheses

An injured southern ground hornbill at Artis Zoo in Amsterdam has received two custom-made, 3D-printed prostheses to replace the broken upper and lower parts of its beak, in what's believed to be a world-first procedure. The bird began using its new beak on surgery day. Specialists used CT scans and preserved fragments of the original beak to reconstruct its shape.