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Calf born with 6 legs on Nebraska farm
AP/Yahoo ^ | Fri May 4, 5:42 PM ET

Posted on 05/04/2007 5:52:50 PM PDT by martin_fierro

Calf born with 6 legs on Nebraska farm

Fri May 4, 5:42 PM ET

LITCHFIELD, Neb. - A days-old black Angus calf romps about a central Nebraska farm just like any other — only this one romps with six legs. "He's a real freak," said Brian Slocum, who said the calf was born Sunday to one of his cows. "I've never seen anything like this before."

The two extra appendages — one a front leg, the other a back — extend from the calf's pelvic area. The longer of the two extra legs doesn't quite reach the ground, and they don't interfere with the calf's mobility.

The unnamed calf also has organs for both sexes and a surgically supplied rectum.

David Smith, a veterinary specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said the calf's twin sexes indicate the embryos for what might have been fraternal twins likely fused during development, producing one calf with extra parts.

Such calves are rare, usually plagued with internal problems and don't live long, cattle experts say.

But so far, Slocum said, the 85-pound calf seems as frisky as the others born on his farm.

"I'm curious to see what happens," he said.


TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister; Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: 6legs; calf; maleandfemaleorgans; nebraska; surgcllysuppldrectum; watchforaprophecy
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A six-legged calf, born on the farm of Brian Slocum of Litchfield, Neb., Sunday April 29, 2007, is shown in this May 3, 2007 photo. The calf also has both male and female reproductive organs. (AP Photo Kearney Hub/Katherine Thomas)

1 posted on 05/04/2007 5:52:56 PM PDT by martin_fierro
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To: mikrofon; Charles Henrickson

Calf-and-a-half PING.


2 posted on 05/04/2007 5:54:57 PM PDT by martin_fierro (Flank steaks galore)
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To: martin_fierro

Why can’t they ever be born with extra rib primals and short loin primals, that would be awesome.


3 posted on 05/04/2007 5:58:00 PM PDT by aft_lizard (born conservative...I chose to be a republican)
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To: martin_fierro

It is McDonalds cow for super sized orders.

....Bob


4 posted on 05/04/2007 5:59:37 PM PDT by Lokibob (Some people are like slinkys. Useless, but if you throw them down the stairs, you smile.)
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To: martin_fierro

What we need is a pig with extra spareribs.


5 posted on 05/04/2007 6:02:01 PM PDT by Redcloak (The 2nd Amendment isn't about sporting goods.)
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To: martin_fierro

He/she will be tough to catch come branding time.....


6 posted on 05/04/2007 6:04:56 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Fight Crime. Shoot Back.)
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To: franksolich

This thread has legs.


7 posted on 05/04/2007 6:07:09 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson (Former Nebraskan)
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To: Charles Henrickson

Flanks.


8 posted on 05/04/2007 6:08:23 PM PDT by martin_fierro (A lot.)
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To: kevkrom; mikrofon; PJ-Comix
The unnamed calf also has organs for both sexes and a surgically supplied rectum.

No longer unnamed. They've decided on "benburch."

9 posted on 05/04/2007 6:12:22 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson (Meeting our benburch joke quota . . . even on other threads!)
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To: martin_fierro

We can milk this one all night.

Somebody will probably beef about it, tho.


10 posted on 05/04/2007 6:12:26 PM PDT by Lokibob (Some people are like slinkys. Useless, but if you throw them down the stairs, you smile.)
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To: martin_fierro

All puns need BULLets, however.


11 posted on 05/04/2007 6:13:34 PM PDT by Lokibob (Some people are like slinkys. Useless, but if you throw them down the stairs, you smile.)
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To: martin_fierro

Dibs on the wings!


12 posted on 05/04/2007 6:15:21 PM PDT by battlegearboat
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To: martin_fierro

13 posted on 05/04/2007 6:21:31 PM PDT by JennysCool ("The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." -Mencken)
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To: martin_fierro

When global warming meets genetic engineering. If Al Gore would just photo-shop the animal on top of an iceberg, and put it in his next movie, at least we know India would be on board. Al could even ask the question, “is this the Hindu messiah, the one to save us from global warming?”


14 posted on 05/04/2007 6:24:24 PM PDT by HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath (Christ's Kingdom on Earth is the answer. What is your question?)
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To: Slings and Arrows

ping


15 posted on 05/04/2007 7:00:10 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Lokibob; martin_fierro

Let’s try to steer away from any udderly ewesless farm animal puns; am I a-loin in this?


16 posted on 05/04/2007 7:04:29 PM PDT by hispanarepublicana (Please understand me, everything's alright. I just musta notta gotta lotta sleep last night.)
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To: Charles Henrickson

A better name would be AnnGus

(Angus)


17 posted on 05/04/2007 7:06:21 PM PDT by The Spirit Of Allegiance (Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
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To: The Spirit Of Allegiance
AnnGus

You win.

18 posted on 05/04/2007 7:08:26 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson (Very good.)
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To: JennysCool

This one is more COW-BULL!


19 posted on 05/04/2007 7:09:54 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson (Cattle prod.)
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To: hispanarepublicana

I veal quit if ewe do.


20 posted on 05/04/2007 7:30:34 PM PDT by Lokibob (Some people are like slinkys. Useless, but if you throw them down the stairs, you smile.)
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