Adorable baby giraffe given carbon graphite leg supports to walk properly

A GIRAFFE born with her legs bent round the wrong way is braced to walk properly. Msituni, aged three months, has been given carbon graphite supports which feature a pattern of crooked spots to match her fur. San Diego Zoo feared the hyperextended carpi condition would stop the 5ft 10in beast from nursing and walking Msituni, aged three months, has been given carbon graphite supports which feature a pattern of crooked spots to match her fur San Diego Zoo feared the hyperextended carpi condition would stop the 5ft 10in beast from nursing and walking. They asked US expert Ara Mirzaian, who specialises in braces for Paralympians, for help. He said: “It was the coolest thing to see an animal like that walk in a brace. “It feels good to know we saved a giraffe’s life.” Most read in News MP RAPE ARREST Tory MP arrested for rape and sex assault spanning seven-year period KILLER MUM Foster mum who branded tot, 1, 'n*bhead' & battered him is GUILTY of murder HEATING UP Heatwave roasts Britain on 27.5C hottest day of year amid thunderstorm warning WISE ENOUGH TO SPOT IT? Can you spot the owl hiding in plain sight on a farm? TWITCHER VLAD ‘Astonishingly weakened’ Putin fidgets manically amid ‘chemo brain’ claims SCHOOL BLAST Dozens of children feared dead after huge explosion rocks primary school