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A young male southern ground hornbill at Artis Zoo in Amsterdam has received 3D-printed prostheses for both the upper and lower parts of his beak, after both broke, the New York Post and Vice report. The zoo said that as far as is known from the scientific literature, it is the first time a bird has received both.

Utrecht University designed the parts from a CT scan and the broken pieces of his original beak; the prostheses are screwed on and can be removed. "Our biggest concern was that he would become so upset that he would stop eating," the zoo said. Instead, it said, he used the beak the same day and picked up a mouse the next morning.

South Yorkshire Police said a man died after entering the Land of the Tigers enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 10, and being attacked. Shots were fired to make the tiger retreat so staff and medics could reach him; the tiger was not injured. The park was evacuated and stayed closed Sunday. How the man got into the enclosure was not yet known, and he had not been named.