A new kind of procedure, in which a 3D printer creates a custom-made titanium skull cap for a dog, is much better, Oblak said. Patches was the perfect candidate, the researcher said.

Pope Francis’s white skull cap is up for auction on eBay and bidding is already up to €100,050 (about $130,000) so far. The satirical Italian TV show Le Iene (which means “hyenas” in ...