Watch: World’s first flamingo to have a prosthetic leg learns to walk

A pink flamingo at Sorocaba zoo in Brazil has become the first of his kind to receive a prosthetic leg. The six-year-old Chilean flamingo at zoo, fractured his left leg a month ago and it had to be partially amputated to halt an infection from killing the bird. Veterinarian Andre Costa performed the amputation and says the bird wouldn't have survived with just one leg. The 7-inch carbon limb was donated by a local prosthesis manufacturer. The flamingo is expected to be completely recovered in the next few weeks, and will join the rest of its "friends" in an enclosure open to visitors