Things weren’t going too swimmingly for ‘Purps’ the penguin after an injury to one of her ankle tendons left her with a heavy limp.
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Using a newly-funded 3D-printer, the middle schoolers designed an orthotic boot for the 23-year-old African penguin, which now allows her to waddle freely without being weighed down by a cast.
(WATCH Purps walk again in the video below)
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