(All pictures courtesy AFP)
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A star tortoise has been fitted with a prosthetic wheel.
It lost its leg during an encounter with a mongoose.
The tortoise is in Araingar Anna Zoological park in Chennai.
The tortoise lost one of its front legs when it was bitten during an encounter with a mongoose in the park.
It underwent a 30-minute operation at the zoological park animal hospital to attach the prosthetic wheel to the underside of his shell. This will now help him to move around
its enclosure better.
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