Shane McMahon's Ass
12-17-2009, 10:26 AM
Its feathers have been smoothed and it has been wrapped in string – but this bird isn’t destined for the oven at Christmas.
Meet Sisso, a young swift who is learning to fly with the aid of a specially made harness.
He arrived at an Israeli animal hospital with one of his wings all but missing.
However, the chick has learned to soar since then – with the help of some wool and a long piece of string, which dangles from the ceiling.
One member of staff, Dr Ariela Rosenzweig, took the baby swift under his wing, and the bird is learning to fly again with the help of (very) basic engineering.
To start his flying lessons, Sisso is inserted into a fetching – and very festive – red harness. It is then attached to string which is stuck on to three spots of the ceiling, using sticky tape. The technology is pretty rudimentary stuff but it does seem to work.
The swift is in good company at the hospital in the Ramat Gan Safari Park near Tel Aviv, which also hosts big cats, elephants, reptiles and monkeys.
The park’s latest attraction is aptly named. Sisso’s name is derived from a Finnish term that means determination or perseverance.
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Metro.co.uk
Meet Sisso, a young swift who is learning to fly with the aid of a specially made harness.
He arrived at an Israeli animal hospital with one of his wings all but missing.
However, the chick has learned to soar since then – with the help of some wool and a long piece of string, which dangles from the ceiling.
One member of staff, Dr Ariela Rosenzweig, took the baby swift under his wing, and the bird is learning to fly again with the help of (very) basic engineering.
To start his flying lessons, Sisso is inserted into a fetching – and very festive – red harness. It is then attached to string which is stuck on to three spots of the ceiling, using sticky tape. The technology is pretty rudimentary stuff but it does seem to work.
The swift is in good company at the hospital in the Ramat Gan Safari Park near Tel Aviv, which also hosts big cats, elephants, reptiles and monkeys.
The park’s latest attraction is aptly named. Sisso’s name is derived from a Finnish term that means determination or perseverance.
http://i49.tinypic.com/ng1t9g.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/4i2j5.jpg
Metro.co.uk