Sunday, August 16, 2009

This a great story - Thai elephant takes 1st steps with (really strong) artificial leg

via sfgate

Motola, a 48-year-old female elephant who lost part of her left front leg after stepping on a land mine 10 years ago, uses her trunk to splash dust in the air after walking out of an enclosure with her newly-installed artificial leg at the Elephant Hospital in Lampang province, northern Thailand, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009.

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