GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Porch pirates aren't anything new; however, a recent one reportedly took a package meant to make a major difference in a young girl's life. Dominique Purnell says her ...

"We are so glad to have the resources and expertise to step in and provide this young calf the opportunity for a full life," Matt Kinney, a senior veterinarian at the California zoo, said A ...

Every physician occasionally comes across a patient who challenges his skills. But when orthotist Ara Mirzaian encountered a baby giraffe in need of leg braces, it took the word "challenge" to a whole ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — When it comes to beating the odds, Jean Maggi is a pro. After contracting polio as a child in Argentina and losing his ability to walk on his own, Maggi, 58, remains determined ...

SAN DIEGO — 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 ...

May 13 (UPI) --The San Diego Zoo was able to help a 3-month-old giraffe calf named Msituni walk and stand using an orthotic leg brace treatment. The giraffe calf had a hyperextension of the carpi, ...

*This cute giraffe calf has been given a new lease of life after having her crooked legs corrected with innovative brace treatment. Msituni, just three months old, was born at San Diego Zoo Safari ...

A giraffe calf at a California zoo has been given a new lease of life after having her crooked legs corrected with innovative brace treatment. Msituni, just 3 months old, was born at San Diego Zoo ...

A three-month-old giraffe calf from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park has been given a second chance! The female calf — named Msituni (pronounced see tune neee), which means "in the forest" in Swahili — ...