Printer Saves Bird’s Beak 3D打印拯救小動物

If we get hurt（受傷的）， we can see a doctor. But what about birds？?They get hurt and need help too.

A?toucan gets a new beak巨嘴鳥療傷記

Grecia is a toucan（巨嘴鳥）in Costa Rica（哥斯達黎加）. Costa Rica?is a country in Central America（中美洲）. It is home to many kinds of?toucans. Toucans use their beaks（鳥嘴）to get food from trees and comb（梳理）their feathers（羽毛）. They can even use them to scare（嚇唬）their?enemies.

One day， some teenagers（青少年）broke（折斷）Grecias beak. His?life was in danger. Farmers found him and took him to an animal rescue?center（救助中心）. There， experts（專家）used 3D printing to make a new?beak. It is made of special materials（材料）. He can live like other toucans?again. But he cannot go back to the wild（野外）now. His new beak needs?check-ups（檢查）.

Fun facts about toucans

1. A toucans beak is very big. It?is 1/3 of the size of its body.

2. Toucans are lazy birds. They?dont like to move and fly far away.

3. Baby toucans dont have large?beaks. It takes several months to grow.

A sea turtle gets a new bone小海龜療傷記

Augie is a sea turtle. He lives in the?sea in the US. One day， people found it on?the beach. It hurt its right flipper（鰭）. It?could not swim or eat. Vets（獸醫）and?experts（專家）used 3D printing to help.?They printed out a new bone（骨頭）to?help its flipper. Now， Augie is a happy?turtle again.

All about3D printing3D打印花樣多

3D printing is a new way（方法）to make things. You can print a 3D?computer picture into the real（真的）thing. You can print out a cake， a?toy， shoes， even chocolates. Yummy！

Have a Go

1. Grecia is a toucan. He________a big beak.

A. have B. has C. is

2. Grecia needs his beak.________some teenagers?broke it.

A. And B. Or C. But

3. Where does Augie the sea turtle live？

A. In the UK. B. In the US.

C. In China.

（答案請見P48）

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