Rare Two-Headed Whale Appears on Mexican Beach: VIDEO

Scientists say that a whale appearing to have two heads that washed ashore at the Laguna Ojo de Liebre in Mexico last weekend were actually conjoined twins. The discovery was possibly the first ever recorded of Siamese gray whales. Although the marine mammal that washed ashore had two distinct heads with eyes in each head, it share a common body. Investigators report that the twin whales were most likely born prematurely since the development of the mammal was very immature and not fully formed.

This is a popular time of year for whales to arrive in the waters off the Baja California peninsula and many often birth their young in the lagoon waters. Because the two-headed whale was already deceased when it washed ashore, scientists say that they would bury the body of the unique specimen on the beach in order to preserve it to study its bone structure at a later date. The Natural History Museum located in Los Angeles had no listing in its archives regarding two-headed or Siamese whales, making this specimen a one of a kind discovery. Some individuals are claiming that the whales suffered a birth defect caused by leaking radiation from Japan’s Fukushima plant.

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