A cute video shows an injured blue penguin dancing again after he was given a brand new synthetic leg created with a 3D printer.

The footage shows Bagpipes hobbling on his stump and then being fitted with his new prototype limb with which he takes a few tentative steps.

Bagpipes, who has been in the care of the International Antarctic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand had to have his leg amputated after he was found in 2007 with fishing line tangled around it.

For the last nine years Bagpipes, who has been walking with discomfort and unable to swim properly, has had foam beer bottle holders cut to size and wrapped around his stump to give him some support.

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Bagpipes the penguin has happy feet once again with his new prosthetic limb, which was created in a 3D printer

The limb took 30 hours to design and is the first 3D printer limb to have been created for a wild animal in New Zealand

Bagpipes has had to hobble on his stump for the last nine years, and has been susceptible to contracting a bacterial infection

The loss of his leg has also caused Bagpipes to waddle with discomfort, over compensating with his wings and beak

Foam beer bottles have been cut to size to offer Bagpipes the penguin some support while hobbling on his stump

"We have a lot of problems with him getting bumble foot (a bacterial infection) on his stump … on his good foot it's worn completely down," penguin keeper Mal Hackett said.

However the innovative prosthetic foot may finally restore Bagpipes to a regular gait.

"Hopefully we can get him rehabilitated using his foot normally as he would, instead of over compensating, and using his feet and his flippers."

The 3D prosthetic is believed to be the first of its kind created for a wild animal in New Zealand.

"[I] don't think anyone in New Zealand has really done anything like this on wildfire before. It's nice to be able to try it out in an environment that's controlled, so we can keep an eye on any issues," Ms Hackett said.

Bagpipes was found on the West Coast of New Zealand by a Scottish man, and lost his leg because it was tangled in a fishing line

Bagpipes is an attraction at the International Antarctic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand, where he is the resident 'bad boy'

His new appendage will require additional adjustments but Bagpipes is growing use to the new limb

The innovative foot was created and then generously donated to the Centre by Dr Don Clucas from the University of Canterbury.

"I have a printer that can print multiple materials at the same time, here we've got hard parts and soft parts for the web," he said of the penguin's new limb.

The next stage in Bagpipes rehabilitation is for the foot to be adjusted so that it's more comfortable.

"We still need to make a few adjustments like making it easier to clip on the prosthetic and keep it in place on his legs," Dr Clucas said.