Calf With Two Faces Born!

Sometimes even we can't make this stuff up. A dairy farm in Virginia has a new resident. A calf was just born that actually has two faces. (Picture at link while it remains active).

The animal 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's the craziest thing I've ever seen," the dairyman said.

During the calf's birth, Heldreth said he first thought there were two calves.

The calf has two lower jaws, but only one mouth. Heldreth feeds her through a tube, and acknowledges he probably can't maintain that feeding schedule for long.

The calf was the product of artificial insemination, which was supposed to create a genetically superior specimen. "Genetically, this is one of my better calves," he said.

That last statement scares heck out of us. But the farmer won't have to feed the calf for very long. The calf has a bright future in politics. He's a natural.