{"id":3183,"date":"2016-04-25T17:38:18","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T09:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/25\/bullied-parrot-finds-new-confidence-with-3d-printed-beak\/"},"modified":"2016-04-25T17:38:18","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T09:38:18","slug":"bullied-parrot-finds-new-confidence-with-3d-printed-beak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/25\/bullied-parrot-finds-new-confidence-with-3d-printed-beak\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullied parrot finds new confidence with 3D-printed beak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"9e5389bbjw1f2ywlmsgamj213z0ty7a9\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.0.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE2LzA0LzI1L2M4LzllNTM4OWJiancxLjMzYzZjLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTU3NXgzMjMjCmUJanBn\/1813f4b4\/e33\/9e5389bbjw1f2ywlmsgamj213z0ty7a9.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=Bullied+parrot+finds+new+confidence+with+3D-printed+beak&amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04%2F25%2Fchina-parrot-3d-beak%2F\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04%2F25%2Fchina-parrot-3d-beak%2F&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A palm cockatoo named Huizai \u2014 Chinese for Grey Boy \u2014 has gotten a new lease on life, thanks to the wonders of technology.<\/p>\n<p>The parrot who lives in a Nanjing zoo in Jiangsu, China, was on the verge of losing its beak (and respect from its peers) until he was fitted with a new beak on Apr. 17.<\/p>\n<p>According to one of his keepers, Chen Wei, Huizai&#8217;s beak started showing cracks after a fight with another parrot, but those cracks got worse and most of it started to fall off.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/04\/19\/phillip-duck-3d-printed\/\">Phillip the duck lost his flippers, so someone 3D-printed him new ones<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Both Huizai&#8217;s confidence and appetite were affected by the loss. <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/04\/25\/china-parrot-3d-beak\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>More about <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/parrot\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Parrot<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/animals\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Animals<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/3d-printing\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">3d Printing<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/china\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">China<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/tech\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Tech<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Mashable\/~4\/q-5kr49EqD4\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A palm cockatoo named Huizai \u2014 Chinese for Grey Boy \u2014 has gotten a new lease on life, thanks to the wonders of technology. 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