Fark linked up news of a most original operation on a turtle:

Hermie the Turtle's little defective beak made meal time a struggle. Unable to close his mouth completely, the tiny 20-gram reptile's very existence was at stake.

But today, this map turtle has a new lease on life thanks to the work of two doctors who outfitted young Hermie with braces. Now, some are calling the orthodontic work a Christmas miracle.

Our own tortoise is eating quite merrily nowadays, totally ignoring the fascinated cats and woman peering down at him from above.