YANGON, Myanmar – From almost the moment Le Yati Min was born,
her mother knew the girl had a little something extra.
"I asked the nurses whether my kid was born complete with hands
and legs," says her mother. "They replied that the baby even has
more than she needs."
Born with 12 fingers and 14 toes, Le may be the most "digitally
enhanced" person in the world. Now, the 16-month-old girl's family
in impoverished Myanmar is seeking a Guinness World Record to prove
it.
A neighbor is helping her mother apply to claim the record
hearing that a boy from India currently hold bragging rights for
the most digits, with 12 fingers and 13 toes.
Polydactylism — being born with an extra finger or toe — is
fairly unusual, but it is even more rare for someone to have spare
functional digits on both hands and feet, as Le does.
Le lives with her family in a small wooden house on the
outskirts of the Southeast Asian country's former capital of
Yangon, where she runs around with seven toes on each foot.
Proud mom Phyo Min Min Soe, 26, said Tuesday that she'd be
happen to see Le gain a world record, but even without that, her
daughter already has a happy life, and even some natural
advantages.
"She seems to have a stronger grip on things — so she doesn't
drop things much," she says, as Le plays nearby with a mobile
phone.
According to the Guinness World Records website, the record for
most fingers and toes for a living person is currently held by two
people in India, who have 12 fingers and 13 toes each.