piglet has two mouths and three eyes

[Amby 490]

A Chinese farmer was shocked when one of his new piglets was born with three eyes and two mouths.

The piglet was among eight newborn piglets at Liu Dingsheng's farm in Chongren County, Zhejiang province.

"We were shocked to see such a weird looking creature," said Liu, "I don't really know what to do with it."

Liu told People's Daily that the mother was a four-year-old sow which was completely healthy and normal.

A local vet said the abnormality may have been caused by genetic mutation or feed pollution.

As the world's fastest developing industrial nation, China suffers heavily from environmental pollution.

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3266461.html

[Mags 112]

Poor piggy.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

I guess that would be something similar to conjoined human twins, right?

[Mags 112]

I guess that would be something similar to conjoined human twins, right?

Or the pollution caused a mutation.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

You are the geneticist, you tell me. i have no clue

[Amby 490]

I just found a story about a bunny with two noses too

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...L&type=pets

Edited April 3, 2009 by Amby

[Niels Bohr 72]

It will die in a few months anyway.

[Mags 112]

You are the geneticist, you tell me. i have no clue

Well, I don't ever recall analysing pig chromosomes! On looks it does look like a conjoined or partially vanished twin. But what do I know - it's a pig!

I do know that cats have 38 (excluding the ocelot and tiger cat who have 36)...does that help at all?

Edited April 3, 2009 by Mags

[Nagishkaw 510]

Poor piggy.

Ditto.

[Mags 112]

Pigs have 38 too - just looked it up!

[Chica Yeyé 41]

And how about sons of b.i.t.c........... how many pairs do those have???

[Mags 112]

And how about sons of b.i.t.c........... how many pairs do those have???

It varies - depends how badly afflicted they are!

[Chica Yeyé 41]

And how about sons of b.i.t.c........... how many pairs do those have???

It varies - depends how badly afflicted they are!

He he he he

[Niels Bohr 72]

Actually, it's when the embryo divides that's the problem. Not a chromosome issue. It's the issue when during the early pregnacy cycle, something caused the embryo not to divide completely. Maybe because of a minor mutation in a gene that encodes for an enzyme that cause it to divide is the problem.

[Mags 112]

Actually, it's when the embryo divides that's the problem. Not a chromosome issue. It's the issue when during the early pregnacy cycle, something caused the embryo not to divide completely. Maybe because of a minor mutation in a gene that encodes for an enzyme that cause it to divide is the problem.

Well, duh. I don't recall saying it was a chromosome problem but a conjoined or partially vanished twin.

Edited April 4, 2009 by Mags