A Surprising Birth in Australia
In 2008 a veterinarian from Perth, Australia, was surprised when a cat in her care gave birth to a two-headed kitten. A news photographer happened to be at the vet’s office for unrelated reasons and took a picture of the unusual kitten.
Like many cats born with two heads, he suffered from a cleft palate in one mouth. One mouth could eat, and both could meow. The veterinarian didn’t think the kitten would survive, so his owners took him home to be with his mother. He died the following day after asphyxiating on the fluid in his lungs.