Hospital Takes X-Ray Of Baby Elephant
Press Assoeiation J
(Per
. DUNEDIN, Nov. 29. ; The' X-ray. department of ' the Dunedin Hospital had its most . unusual patient today when a baby- elephani from a visiting circus was brolight in for examination. A f orlorn and unhappy little figure in a jaeket made froin blankets, the elephant stood patiehtly while' the X-ray was taken. The examinatioii confirmed the worst suspicions — thc baby elephant 's thigh bone had been broken. Just how recuperative treatment can be given to the bulky baby is a problem which now faces its owners.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHRONL19491130.2.11.1
Bibliographic details
Chronicle (Levin), 30 November 1949, Page 3
Word Count
95Hospital Takes X-Ray Of Baby Elephant Chronicle (Levin), 30 November 1949, Page 3
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Chronicle (Levin). You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in