Funny Animals

The baby giraffe named, Hope, came into the world with it’s back legs deformed. She was unable to walk. The tendons in her foot would not let her legs grow normally which made her unable to walk.

Hope is only one month old.

With the help of the medical group at the Topeka Zoo, Hope has been fitted with vivid pink and purple prosthetic shoes which will keep her hoofs in the right alignment so that she can walk.

She has gone through being fitted with hard cast, from which the shoes were made.

Hope can now be a normal giraffe. As she is out with the other giraffes, it is easy to pick her out due to the colors of her shoes.

According to Brendan Wiley, who is the director at the Topeka Zoo, it is too early to tell the out come at this time. So far she is progressing very well. Only time will tell.