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Banham Zoo's 16-year-old giraffe, Mahiri, is believed to be the first giraffe in the U.K. to use an inhaler

The treatments help ease long-term nasal issues, reducing Mahiri's need for steroids

The zoo calls training the animals to use the inhaler device a breakthrough in giraffe healthcare and animal welfare

A giraffe from the U.K. can finally smell the flowers after learning to use a specially-designed inhaler to treat her long-term nasal congestion.

Banham Zoo, located in Norfolk, England, shared the inspiring story of its 16-year-old giraffe named Mahiri on its Facebook account . In the nearly four-minute video, a zoo spokesperson explains that, until the inhaler, the facility has been treating Mahiri's nasal discomfort symptomatically with steroids.

"Initially, she

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