Inside a farm in Batesville, Arkansas, a young alpaca named Cinco stands proudly with his custom prosthetic leg. How he ended up with a prosthetic leg is an interesting story.
At only six weeks old, tragedy already struck on Cinco's life when he suddenly broke his leg. The interesting part is Cinco did not mind his injury. In fact, he continued to run on it, according to his owner, Caren Barnett. "He damaged it so badly we couldn't save it."
And so, the Barnett family approached a local prosthetics company to make a new leg for Cinco. This was the company's first time making a prosthetic leg for an alpaca, as it has only made gear for horses and traditional livestock before. The guy probably didn't even know what an alpaca looked like, said Caren.
Thankfully, the leg was a success, and Cinco can now play again with other young alpacas.
Cinco's prosthetic leg is a little different to other prosthetic legs. As he is still a growing kid (or a growing cria, the correct term for a baby alpaca), Cinco's leg is made to be adjustable.
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