Calf born with two heads has KZN community abuzz

30 August 2016 - 18:44 By TMG Digital

The bizarre discovery of a calf born with two heads has stunned residents in Helpmekaar‚ KwaZulu-Natal. The Northern Natal Courier reported on Tuesday that Douglas Long‚ a farm manager in the Helpmekaar area‚ made the unusual discovery when one of the cows gave birth.“The calf was stillborn.“The body and throat were that of one cow‚ but the head split into two.“The calf had three ears‚ four eyes and two mouths‚” the report read.The publication added that while the calf "frightened" some people it "amazed others".An organism born with more than one head is described as polycephaly...

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