This guy above is a species of tortoise known as a Gamera, and according to Japanese culture, it usually comes with wings and breathes fire. This guy, however, is literally on a roll, thanks to a hardware store prosthetic that helps him get around.
The tortoise ended up at Washington State University Vet School after it was injured in a fire. Vets there had to amputate his front limb to save his life.
A trip to the local hardware store provided the tortoise with his new limb that has also returned his life to normal. "Nobody knew what we were going to be able to do with him, with burns as severe as what he has," said Dr. Nickol Finch, an exotic animal specialist at WSU. "To see him now, doing fantastic and eating like a little pig does a whole lot of good for the heart."
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