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| | At a farm in Virginia in the United States, a calf has been born with two faces. The calf has been drawing quite a crowd since its birth. The little calf actually breathes out of two noses and has two tongues. All of this according to the owner of the calf, farmer Kirk Heldreth. There also appears to be a single socket that contains two eyes. The calf has two lower jaws but only one mouth. Heldrith described the calf as the craziet thing that he has ever seen. The calf was born on December 27th. Heldreth thought as the calf was being born that there actually were two calves. Artificial insemination was used to produce this calf.
Artificial insemination is designed to produce superior cattle breeding. Bob James, a professor in the dairy science department at Virginia Tech, said that births such as the one at the Heldrith farm are unusual. The professor said that he has seen such a birth only two or three times. He indicated that the situation could be caused by either a developmental problem or a genetic defect. The condition has a name. According to MedicineNet.com, the condition is called diprosopus. This is a condition that occurs when conjoined twins start to develop and do not separate. In most instances, conjoined twins are completely fused with one set of limbs but all of part of their face is duplicated. According to the farmer, the calf did not appear to have any other ailments. He described the animal as being as healthy as it could be. |
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