Turkish squirrel, who lost front paws, gets prosthetic set of wheels

Record ID: 1110694

  • Title: Turkish squirrel, who lost front paws, gets prosthetic set of wheels
  • Date: 3rd April 2018
  • Summary: ISTANBUL, TURKEY (APRIL 3, 2018) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF SQUIRREL, KARAMEL, WHO LOST HIS FRONT PAWS IN AN ANIMAL TRAP, WITH PROSTHETIC SET OF WHEELS KARAMEL MOVING ACROSS FLOOR WITH PROSTHETIC SET OF WHEELS KARAMEL WITH PROSTHETIC SET OF WHEELS VARIOUS OF ORTHOPEDIST MUSTAFA GULTEKIN PETTING KARAMEL (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) VET AND ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, TAYFUN DEMIR, SAYING: "
  • Embargoed: 17th April 2018 17:29
  • Keywords: Turkey squirrel Karamel prostetic limb
  • Location: ISTANBUL, TURKEY
  • City: ISTANBUL, TURKEY
  • Country: Turkey
  • Topics: Life Sciences,Science
  • Reuters ID: LVA00189VMVKP
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:A squirrel who was heavily injured in a wild animal trap and lost both his front paws has been given a set of prosthetic wheels.
    The squirrel, called Karamel, was caught in a wild animal trap in the southeastern Turkish city of Batman, veterinarian and an animal activist Tayfun Demir said on Tuesday (April 3).
    Orthopedists at Istanbul's Aydin University designed the prosthetic wheels for him. One of them, Mustafa Gultekin, said they would wait for Karamel to adjust to the new device before passing on to the next phase, which would be to provide the squirrel with prosthetic limbs.
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