ASIEH NAMDAR, CNN ANCHOR: Now the story of a duck and the desperate effort to save it. When a road accident left Deidre (ph) without her most prized possession, a veterinarian stepped in to save the day, using a very unlikely procedure from a very unlikely source. TV New Zealand explains.</s>TVNZ CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Meet Deidre, the duck with the quacked bill. A group of schoolboys chased Deidre from her park into an oncoming car.</s>DR. DEBORAH SAUNDERS, VETERINARIAN: The duck had split his beak -- her beak, rather -- from the point of the bill right up past this ear hole here on the other side, on the side here, and the piece that was -- had been broken off was flapping on the side.</s>AMBLER: But with nothing in the vet's manual about bill repairs, Deborah turned to a bit of Kiwi improvisation.</s>SAUNDERS: Sort of using</s>AMBLER: The result: the latest in duck cosmetic surgery. The putty did the trick, and after a good night's sleep, Deidre was taken back to her park today. Deborah says, as Deidre's bill heals, the putty will wear off. But until then, she is going to have to put up with being the center of attention. From Television New Zealand, I'm Kareen Ambler, reporting for the CNN WORLD REPORT.
New Zealand Vet Uses Putty to Repair Duck's Broken Bill