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Injured Turtle Uses Lego Wheelchair while Healing

Injured Turtle Uses Lego Wheelchair while Healing

Awwww!

Talk about some innovation!

A turtle broke his shell, so a wheelchair made of legos was given to him to help him heal at the Maryland Zoo.

News outlets report that veterinarians had performed surgery on the grapefruit-sized eastern box turtle found in July with fractures to the underside of his shell.

Weeks after the surgery, the turtle had the wheelchair, which gets the shell off the ground and allows his legs to move.

Dr. Ellen Bronson says the turtle probably will use the wheelchair into the spring.

Read more via 6abc.com.

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