Baby giraffe bounces back after being fitted with orthotic brace

Msituni was born with an unusual disorder that caused her legs to bend the wrong way (San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via AP)

A newborn giraffe has been fitted with an orthotic brace on its front leg at a zoo in the US.

The calf, named Msituni, was born on February 1 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, north of San Diego, with her front limb bending the wrong way.