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)
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.
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)
Calf-and-a-half PING.
Why can’t they ever be born with extra rib primals and short loin primals, that would be awesome.
It is McDonalds cow for super sized orders.
....Bob
What we need is a pig with extra spareribs.
He/she will be tough to catch come branding time.....
This thread has legs.
Flanks.
No longer unnamed. They've decided on "benburch."
We can milk this one all night.
Somebody will probably beef about it, tho.
All puns need BULLets, however.
Dibs on the wings!
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?”
ping
Let’s try to steer away from any udderly ewesless farm animal puns; am I a-loin in this?
A better name would be AnnGus
(Angus)
You win.
This one is more COW-BULL!
I veal quit if ewe do.
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