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Gorilla at Cincinnati Zoo placed in world's first 3D-printed titanium cast is healing well
A groundbreaking medical procedure is helping an injured gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens.
Gladys, an 11-year-old gorilla, broke her arm last month in a scuffle with her siblings, according to a press release.
The gorilla was placed in the world’s first 3D-printed titanium cast, designed by GE Aerospace company Colibrium Additive also based in Cincinnati.
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On May 16, one month after the incident, veterinarians at the zoo examined the animal’s injury and confirmed that the cast has been working.
Cincinnati Zoo primate team leader Ashley Ashcraft reported in a statement that Gladys tolerated the 3D-printed cast “much better” than she did the temporary cast placed on her arm during surgery.
“Despite it weighing about 8 pounds, she’s been able to get around better than we expected,” she said in the release.
Gladys underwent surgery to repair her arm on April 14.
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The zoo confirmed in a previous press release that it’s not unusual for gorillas to have these altercations with each other.
Cincinnati Zoo’s zoological manager of primates, Victoria McGee, called Gladys’ incident a “minor squabble.”
Gladys, pictured here, is an 11-year-old gorilla who lives at the Cincinnati Zoo. The zoo confirmed earlier that it’s not unusual for gorillas to have altercations with each other. (Cincinnati Zoo)
“She must have fallen in just the wrong way to break her arm, but the result was a complete, oblique fracture of her distal humerus,” she said.
The team hoped the titanium cast would be “more gorilla-proof,” since it’s made of the same material as the screws and plates that were placed in Gladys’ arm during surgery.
Gladys was attended to 24/7 in the first few weeks of her injury while she was separated from the other gorillas, the release noted.
Gladys will most likely remain removed from her pack and the public for a few weeks after cast removal to “take things slowly”
Cincinnati Zoo’s director of animal health, Dr. Mike Wenninger, confirmed that the keepers have “done a fantastic job” of keeping Gladys “distracted and happy” so she can heal.
“And the X-rays from yesterday show that healing is happening,” he said. “We’re going to keep her in a cast for another few weeks. After that, she will require physical therapy, but should be able to use her arm like she used to.”
The 3D-printed titanium cast, which weighs 8 pounds, is the first of its kind in the world, according to the zoo. (Cincinnati Zoo)
Gladys will most likely remain removed from her pack and the public for a few weeks after cast removal to “take things slowly” before being re-introduced, the release stated.
Cincinnati Zoo veterinarian Dr. Jessica Heinz said that she and her team will continue to work with Gladys through stretching and mobility exercises to ensure that she’s able to make similar movements on her own once she’s “out of the cast for good.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the Cincinnati Zoo for additional comment.
Fox News Digital also reached out for further information to Colibrium Additive. Shannon Morman, advanced lead engineer at the company, said that the “titanium cast took around 65 hours to print, and we were able to deliver it to the zoo team in under a week,” according to 3DNatives.
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VINTON COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) – Four people are in custody Tuesday after a search found 16 children inside a home in the Hamden area of Vinton County, officials said during a news conference.
“This is pure evil what we saw down here today,” said Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson, who described it as one of the worst scenes he has ever seen.
It happened in the 100 block of Ohmer Street.
Two children had to be life-flighted to trauma centers, and the victims are being treated at hospitals throughout Ohio.
Their ages range from one and a half to 18 years old.
“Lives were in danger,” officials said during the news conference, saying it has been a long-term investigation.
They said there is a secondary investigation underway at the property.
The suspects are set to be arraigned at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Vinton County Common Pleas Court.
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office, the Vinton County Sheriff’s Office, the Vinton County Prosecutor’s Office and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation are among the investigators.
We have a crew at the scene working to get more details. Keep checking the WSAZ app for the latest.
ORIGINAL STORY
VINTON COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) – A news conference is scheduled Tuesday evening about a search warrant that was executed at a home in the Hamden area of Vinton County.
Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson’s office made that announcement, saying the news conference is scheduled at 6 p.m. in McArthur, Ohio.
Along with Wilson, Vinton County Sheriff Ryan Cain, Vinton County Prosecutor William Archer and members of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation are set to attend the news conference.
The search warrant was executed at a home along Ohmer Street, with a heavy law enforcement presence reported throughout the day.
Additional details are unavailable now, but we have a crew headed to the scene.
Keep checking the WSAZ app for the latest.
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Oklahoma didn’t suffer any strong wind damage this week, but wind farms in South Dakota certainly did.
Several wind turbines were toppled by the 130 MPH winds that hit the central part of the state Monday morning. They were described as straight line winds and not tornadoes. But the winds compared to those recorded in some tornadoes.
The 131-mph wind was recorded at Holabird in Hyde County at 6:15 a.m. local time.
A picture of the extensive damage showed at least 7 of the wind towers were bent over by the powerful Mother Nature.
According to a report by Energy News Beat, storm chaser Jakob McMillin documented the scene in a widely shared post on X (formerly Twitter), showing multiple wind turbine towers collapsed or heavily damaged, with blades and structural debris scattered across the prairie. In replies to his post, McMillin stated he observed “over 20” turbines destroyed or critically damaged.
The Affected Wind Farm
The damaged facility is the South Dakota Wind Energy Center (also known as the Highmore Wind Energy Project or Highmore Wind Farm), located approximately 10 miles south of Highmore.
- Number of turbines: 27
- Turbine model: GE Vernova 1.5s (1.5 MW each)
- Total nameplate capacity: 40.5 MW
- Commissioning year: 2003 (South Dakota’s first major wind farm)
- Owner/Operator: NextEra Energy Resources (formerly FPL Energy)
- Power purchaser: Basin Electric Power Cooperative
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The Badgers unveiled a Culver’s uniform patch in a new video on Tuesday.
The fast food restaurant, known for its ButterBurgers and Frozen Custard, was founded in Wisconsin and is beloved by those in the state. Now, Culver’s has partnered up with the state’s flagship university.
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