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Baby, Kamani Hubbard, born at San Francisco’s St Luke’s Hospital, was born with 2 extra fingers and 2 extra toes. While this condition of having extra digits, called polydactylism, is not uncommon among new borns, it is rare for the extra digits to look normal and also be functional.

It appears that the baby looked so normal that maternity staff at the hospital didn’t even notice the discrepancy after he was born three weeks ago. Nor was it picked up by the radiographer who conducted pre-natal ultrasound scans.

The extra digits - including five fingers and a thumb on each hand - were eventually spotted by the baby’s father, Kris Hubbard, a postal worker.

“It’s merely an interesting and beautiful variation rather than a worrisome thing. I would be tempted to leave those fingers in place,” said Dr Michael Treece, a paediatrician at St Luke’s.

“I realise children would tease each other over the slightest things, and having extra digits on each hand is more than slight. But imagine what sort of pianist a 12-fingered person would be. Imagine what sort of a flamenco guitarist. If else, think of their typing skills.”

Hell yea, keep those fingers and toes on. If I had an extra finger or two, I could finally beat that level on guitar hero.

Continue for more pictures of the baby.

I’ll hate to be the person to have to go look for shoes and gloves for him though.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/4448874/Boy-born-with-24-fingers-and-toes.html [via telegraph]

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