Eric Baccega / Eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) group grooming in equatorial forest of Kahuzi Biega National Park. The young male in the front has an amputated hand, probably by a trap. South Kivu,...

Colin Monteath / Andy Henderson's hands with fingers amputated, one year after suffering frostbite on the North Face of Mt Everest, Tibet

Eric Baccega / Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) with amputated limb, Chengdu rescue centre of the Animal Asia Foundation, Sichuan, China September 2008

Eric Baccega / Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) with amputated limb, Chengdu rescue centre of the Animal Asia Foundation, Sichuan, China September 2008

Eric Baccega / Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) with amputated hind leg, in the Chengdu rescue centre of the Animal Asia Foundation, Sichuan, China September 2008

Eric Baccega / Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) with amputated hind limb, Chengdu rescue centre of the Animal Asia Foundation, Sichuan, China September 2008

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) adult female and cub with amputated front leg climbing up a rocky mountain face, Mushko valley, Dras, Kargil District, Ladakh, India, October. Criticall...

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) cub with amputated front leg following adult female uphill, Mushko valley, Dras, Kargil District, Ladakh, India, October. Critically endangered.

David Fleetham / Amputated tentacle of Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) showing clear signs of limb regeneration, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.

Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) recovering from anaesthetic and thumb amputation, held by veterinary nurse. Bat was caught in roof guttering. Temporarily captive, to be released once r...

Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) recovering from anaesthetic and thumb amputation, held by veterinary nurse. Bat was caught in roof guttering. Temporarily captive, to be released once r...

Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) undergoing operation to amputate thumb due to getting caught in roof guttering. Close-up of veterinarian applying glue to stop bleeding. Currumbin Wildl...

Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) undergoing operation to amputate thumb due to entrapment in roof guttering. Close-up of wing and veterinarian's hands. Currumbin Wildlife Hospital,...