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FOLLOWUP STORY BEFORE & AFTER: Eagle Gets Artificial Beak
June 11, 2008—More than three years after a poacher shot off her upper beak, a bald eagle named Beauty has been outfitted with a new one.
A team attached an artificial beak to the 15-pound (7-kilogram) eagle in mid-May, improving her appearance and, more importantly, helping her grasp food.
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(After the surgery, Cantwell cradled the eagle and prepared to return Beauty to her aviary, saying: "The eagle has landed, and she has a beak.")