Mutant calf born with TWO HEADS shocks farmer in Brazil as vet blames inbreeding

  •  Astonishing video of the two-headed cow has emerged from the farm in Brazil
  • Footage shows the animal lying down as locals feed it milk in a special bottle
  • Zica Soares, the wife of the farm-owner, said: 'I never imagined a calf like that would be born on the farm, we are surprised'

A mutant calf has shocked locals after being born with two heads at a farm in Brazil.

An astonishing video of the two-headed cow has emerged from the farm in Caiaponia, Brazil.    

The animal, which has four eyes and two mouths, can be seen lying on the ground. in a video clip,  as workers at the farm feed one of its mouth with milk using an modified bottle. 

Zica Soares, the wife of the farm-owner, said: 'I never imagined a calf like that would be born on the farm, we are surprised.'

The calf was hand-fed milk for five days by workers at the farm before dying.

Local veterinarian Daniel Ribeiro Camargos told reports: 'It was probably a case of inbreeding that caused the calf to be born with the anomaly. It is a very rare situation.' 

Hours before the death, Ms Soares had told local media: 'The vet says that we need to either put the calf down or look after him until the end. 

'He is very bad, really weak, but I am looking after him.'  

A mutant calf has shocked locals after being born with two heads at a farm in Brazil
A mutant calf has shocked locals after being born with two heads at a farm in Brazil

A mutant calf has shocked locals after being born with two heads at a farm in Brazil

Just last week, another mutant calf was born in  Poland.

Local vet Karolina Szarowska was stunned as she described helping with the delivery of the two-headed calf in the village of Kowalewo Pomorskie.   

She wrote: 'Two heads are better than on. To bring THIS out alive was a true miracle.'

The mother survived the difficult birth and both heads of the male calf had the sucking reflex. The calf died after a few hours.

The animal, which has four eyes and two mouths, can be seen lying on the ground. in a video clip, as workers at the farm feed one of its mouth with milk using an modified bottle

The animal, which has four eyes and two mouths, can be seen lying on the ground. in a video clip, as workers at the farm feed one of its mouth with milk using an modified bottle

 

The comments below have not been moderated.

The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.

We are no longer accepting comments on this article.