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Here, we use photogrammetry and comparative morphometric analyses to describe cases of abnormal appendicular skeletal proportions of free-ranging giraffe in two geographically distinct taxa: a Nubian giraffe (\n                      <jats:italic>Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis)<\/jats:italic>\n                      in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda and an Angolan giraffe (\n                      <jats:italic>Giraffa giraffa<\/jats:italic>\n                      angolensis) on a private farm in central Namibia.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These giraffe exhibited extremely shortened radius and metacarpal bones relative to other similarly aged giraffe. Both giraffe survived to at least subadult life stage. 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