Friday, 20 October 2006, 10:08 GMT 11:08 UK
Wounded swan undergoes operation
Animal experts have carried out a life-saving operation on a wounded swan which was rescued in Falkirk.
The two-hour procedure was carried out at Edinburgh University's Royal Dick Vet School in Midlothian.
An x-ray examination revealed three shotgun pellets in the bird's head and that it had swallowed two, three-barb, fishing hooks.
The cob has been named "Lucky" by students at the school for surviving its traumatic experience.
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