An injured penguin in Brazil has been given the perfect pick-me-up after being fitted with a prosthetic beak.
Five month-old Tungo was found on a beach in Rio de Janeiro with a shattered bill that had been damaged by a boat propeller.
Discovering that he was unable to eat, vets at Rio de Janeiro zoo built him a brand-new acrylic beak, shaped from a broken piece of the original.
This is the first operation of its type on a penguin in Latin America. Tungo is now, nearly, as right as rain.
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