Msituni the giraffe - in pictures

  • Msituni, a giraffe born with an unusual disorder that caused her legs to bend the wrong way, is cared for at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via AP
    Msituni, a giraffe born with an unusual disorder that caused her legs to bend the wrong way, is cared for at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via AP
  • Zoo staff feared she could die if they didn't immediately correct the condition. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via AP
    Zoo staff feared she could die if they didn't immediately correct the condition. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via AP
  • Msituni was fitted with custom-molded carbon graphite orthotic braces by using cast moldings of her legs that were crafted by Hanger Clinic at the zoo. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via AP
    Msituni was fitted with custom-molded carbon graphite orthotic braces by using cast moldings of her legs that were crafted by Hanger Clinic at the zoo. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via AP
  • Zoo veterinarians and experts in orthotics at the Hanger Clinic fit braces to Msituni. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via AP
    Zoo veterinarians and experts in orthotics at the Hanger Clinic fit braces to Msituni. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via AP
  • The brace features the animal's distinct pattern of crooked spots to match her fur. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via AP
    The brace features the animal's distinct pattern of crooked spots to match her fur. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via AP
  • Her mom never took her back, but another female has 'adopted' her and she now runs alongside the other giraffes. Reuters
    Her mom never took her back, but another female has 'adopted' her and she now runs alongside the other giraffes. Reuters
  • Ara Mirzaian hopes to hang up a picture of the baby giraffe in her patterned brace so the kids he treats will be inspired to wear theirs. AP
    Ara Mirzaian hopes to hang up a picture of the baby giraffe in her patterned brace so the kids he treats will be inspired to wear theirs. AP
  • A baby giraffe runs in the sun. Reuters
    A baby giraffe runs in the sun. Reuters