Two-faced Cow Born in Virginia
- Saturday Jan 6,2007 09:22 AM
- By Mike Lopez
- In Science and Nature
As if one face is not enough, a cow with two faces was born in Virginia last December 27, 2006. A product of artificial insemination which was supposed to create a genetically superior specimen, this cow appears to be, well, genetically superior indeed.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Wytheville Enterprise
Via Bristol Herald Courier, Jean Farley
The calf is normal from its tail until its unusually large head. The calf breathes out of two noses and has two tongues, which move independently, according to Heldreth. There appears to be a single socket containing two eyes where the heads split. It has two lower jaws but only one mouth. It’s owner, Mr. Kirk Heldreth of Heldreth Dairy Farm, currently feeds it through a tube but admits that it would be tough for him to maintain such a schedule.
This condition is called diprosopus – a situation wherein twins start to form but fail to separate completely.
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One Response for "Two-faced Cow Born in Virginia"
Diprosopus is quite common in animals really; it occurs in humans as well. I saw a cane toad on the news last night with three extra legs, which was discovered by a family in Townsville. I also remember seeing a photo of a cow with two heads, if not, I got told about it.
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