Printer Saves Bird’s Beak 3D打印拯救小动物

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

A toucan gets a new beak巨嘴鸟疗伤记

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

One day， some teenagers（青少年）broke（折断）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（检查）.

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小海龟疗伤记

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（鳍）. It could not swim or eat. Vets（兽医）and experts（专家）used 3D printing to help. They printed out a new bone（骨头）to help its flipper. Now， Augie is a happy turtle again.

All about3D printing3D打印花样多

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.

（答案请见P48）

（李蓓/供稿）