03-10-2018 23:23 via thestarphoenix.com

With help from U of S vet student, LEGO wheelchair gets turtle crawling again

When a turtle with a shattered shell was brought into the Maryland Zoo this summer, a student from the University of Saskatchewan’s veterinary college was tasked with making sure the critter could still get around while it healed.
His solution? Build a tiny wheelchair — out of LEGO.
“One of the cool things about veterinary medicine — and especially zoo veterinary medicine — is this idea of resourcefulness,” said Garrett Fraess, a fourth-year student at the Wes
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