Published Friday, May 10, 2019 4:45PM EDT
The chick, known as Espy 1B, only had a thin layer of tissue protecting its brain, “causing part of the brain and the dura to herniate out,” said professor Brett Gartrell, Director of Wildbase Hospital, in aKakapo parrots are critically endangered species native to New Zealand – there are only 144 left in the wild due to hunting, habitat loss and predators.
Air New Zealand flew the chick for free to the Wildbase Hospital for the procedure, where vets based their surgical plan on the adaptation of techniques from other species to avian medical care. The surgery was carried out last week and was a success, and Wildbase says the chick has “made a remarkable recovery.”
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