Doctors say most necks have 7 vertebrae but 15 year old Chinese boy Fu Wengui (pictured above) has 10. As a young boy he was diagnosed with Conprivate part Scoliosis and an abnormal chest frame which made his neck grow extra three inches. This causes him a lot of pain and makes it hard for Fu to walk.
Conprivate part scoliosis is caused by the bones in the spine developing abnormally in the womb.
“He always causes a stir when he’s out. The vertebrae press on the nerves in his neck and make it difficult for him to walk.” his dad, Genyou said
Fortunately for Fu, after his situation was made public, a Beijing-based charity agreed to finance a procedure and treatment. He will have corrective surgery that will hopefully reduce the length of his neck and ease the discomfort.
3 thoughts on “The human giraffe! Meet the teen with the longest neck in the world (Photo)”
What is a human giraffe
Three inches ow! That is long
Why call this boy a human giraffe …
Aside from it not being nice, it is also inaccurate …
As long of a neck that the giraffe has, and as small as a mouse be, they still have the same 7 vertebrae as a human
As the doctors said ….Most necks have 7
Most mammals have 7 vertebrae …regardless of neck length …
Anyway.
I will pray this boy gets the corrective surgery done,
can imagine the discomfort he lives with, so sad
I will keep him in my prayers