dwarfism

Tiny toddler, two, was born with rare form of dwarfism, weighs only 7lbs

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A two-year-old girl diagnosed with a rare form of dwarfism weighs just 7lbs and has to wear new born sized clothes. Abigail Lee, from Louisiana, has a rare condition called Microcephalic Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism Type II meaning that she’ll only grow to around 24 inches tall. The tot can only just fit into new born … Read more

Meet the world’s smallest giraffes! Two animals born with dwarfism are no more than nine feet tall

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Meet the world’s smallest giraffes! Two animals living in Africa were born with rare cases of dwarfism that stunted their growth to no more than nine feet tall – half of the average size Dwarfism is found among humans and animals in captivity due to inbreeding However, a team found the first cases in giraffes … Read more