Two-headed piglet born in Russia

28 July Sky News

A two-headed, four-eyed pig was born at a farm in central Russia, according to Bryansk regional veterinary service.The mutant was born alongside 10 normal siblings and there was no apparent cause for the mutation. The piglet, however, died several days later.Scientists say that mutant genes are unviable and are not inherited, but "they are unable to explain the cause of the mutation," said the Bryansk city's veterinary service.

The mutant animal came to light in one of the farms of the Bryansk region. The piglet had two heads, two snouts and two pairs of eyes. Other piglets in the brood had no deformities.

Officials with the regional Department of Veterinary Medicine said that two-headed pigs appear in other countries as well. This is not an unusual phenomenon anymore. Moreover, such animals can live and grow. However, the two-headed piglet that was born in the Bryansk region died a few days after birth, Bryansk.ru said. As for his brothers and sisters, they are just fine.