‘We saved a giraffe’s life’: calf fitted with braces to correct bent legs

Msituni was born with her front limb bending the wrong way, and her other front limb started to hyperextend

Over the past three decades Ara Mirzaian has fitted braces for everyone from Paralympians to children with scoliosis. But Msituni was a patient like none other: a newborn giraffe.

The calf was born 1 February at the San Diego zoo safari park in Escondido, north of San Diego, with her front limb bending the wrong way. Safari park staff feared she could die if they didn’t immediately correct the condition, which could prevent her from nursing and walking around the habitat.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/13/giraffe-calf-braces-msituni-san-diego-zoo

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