Bionic Beasts: Saving Animal Lives with Artificial Flippers, Legs, and Beaks

Bionic Beasts: Saving Animal Lives with Artificial Flippers, Legs, and Beaks tells the true stories of five animals an Asian elephant named Mosha, a Kemp's ridley sea turtle named Lola, a German Shepherd named Cassidy, a greylag goose named Vitoria, and a Berkshire-Tamworth pig named Pirate who received custom prosthetic body parts after suffering injuries or disabilities. The book describes how modern technology such as 3-D printing and innovative engineering is used by veterinarians and designers to create artificial limbs, flippers, and a beak that help each animal regain mobility and normal behavior. Written for middle-grade readers, it presents the challenges faced by each animal, the process of fitting the prosthetic, and the impact on the animal's life.