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Healthy Baby Born With 12 Toes and Fingers
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mani Hubbard is the seventh known human to be born with six perfectly functional fingers on each hand. The nine-month-old was also born with twelve toes, but, unlike his hands, his two extra toes were not perfectly formed. So, in a bloodless surgery that lasted only a few minutes, surgeons recently removed the two extra toes to make it less likely that he’ll suffer from foot problems later on.
But the San Francisco baby will keep his two extra fingers, which his parents hope he will see as an asset as he grows up. “Hopefully he’s able to realize what he has and utilize his abilities and become special,” his father said.
Kamani’s condition, known as polydactyly, is genetic. His father was born with nubs of sixth fingers on each hand, which were removed since they would have been nonfunctional. But x-rays show that Kamani’s sixth fingers are no different structurally from the rest of his fingers, so his parents are embracing this idiosyncrasy. Kamani will most likely face some difficulties with other children’s judgment as he gets older, but if he’s able to see his extra digits as an asset, no doubt others will, too.
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6 Comments
splishsplash commented on Nov 17 09 at 8:47 pmComments
if the baby has hands anything like the photograph accompanying this article, he wasn’t only born with an extra finger but without a thumb.
jinxy commented on Nov 18 09 at 12:06 ambut where on earth will he buy gloves?
Frank commented on Nov 28 09 at 7:13 pmLooks like a photoshop job to me.
Alex commented on Mar 04 10 at 11:22 pmI was born with six fingers and six toes on each hand and foot….they were taken off and I was still given a hard time growing up my entire childhood. If my kids have them, they are coming off too.
Seth W Anderson commented on Jun 13 10 at 7:18 pmThe kid will have problems counting with his fingers, but he might use the extra fingers to throw a nasty curveball, or maybe, be a great pianist. Just think of all of the notes he could play!!!
Ila commented on Dec 10 10 at 1:10 amPlease do not remove any of your 6 fingers! Originally humans were SUPPOSED to all have 6 fingers on each hand! Just as we were supposed to have 12 DNA strands, linked to 12 axiotonal lines, linked to 12 fingers……please read up about this. It means you are in fact a very advanced human with DNA strands turned on!
It is NOT something to be ashamed of! In fact you should have special abilities like telepathy and extra-sensory perception or healing skills.
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