Jary the great hornbill

by River Valley Primary School

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Jary the great hornbill
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Author:Elayna Goh
Illustrator: Grace Chia
Editor: Both above
NOTE:
Words in bold or
in blue
have their meanings on page 11
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Hello my name is Jary pronounced as ya-ri let me tell you about the story of how I overcome cancer.
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First signs for cancer: A gash at the front of Jary’s casque
On July 2018, my keepers noticed a 8cm-wide gash on my casque, exposing underlying tissue that looked unhealthy.
Cancer was suspected. I was then sent for a
, to extract a tissue sample from my casque for examination
CT-guided biopsy
A high-tech plan to give Jary a chance to live
It was discovered that I had cancer! Vets started planning on removing the infected area of my casque through surgery and to replace it with a 3D-printed casque
3D printing engineers at NUS and Dr Hsu Li Chieh from The Animal Clinic were roped in for this.
The perfect fit for Jary
In the first such surgery for a hornbill ever recorded in the world, I received this 3D-printed casque.
It will stay with me till a new one grows back in.
I was eating normally the day after the operation and after a short recovery time at
avian
the hospital ward, I am now back in action in the park.
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