Axial Bifurcation in Serpents by Bert Cunningham

Life can require very complex processes, so it is perhaps not surprising that sometimes things don’t quite work out according to “plan. In addition to gawking at their strangeness, we suspect there may be things scientists can learn from these oddities, such as how living things develop in the womb, and how complications can arise. (1830), Suite de l’extrait du compte-rendu des travaux de l’Acadmie des Sciences, pendant l’anne 1829.

This condition has been seen in a number of animals, including human beings. (1937), Axial Bifurcation in Serpents: an Historical Survey of Serpent Monsters Having Part of the Axial Skeleton Duplicated, Duke University Press, Durham. I.r,- s I lo noologlsts, thc trisly for lather two-headed la.aeki-. 22 issue of the journal Biology Letters, marks the earliest known occurrence of a well-known birth defect, called axial bifurcation, in living reptiles. So in lieu of this week’s Freshwater Species of the Week, we did some research and put together this short list of some of the more interesting two-headed animals.Īs we recently reported, the two heads typically arise through a process called “axial bifurcation,” in which the embryo doesn’t finish splitting into twins. Cunninghams book is, sdentlfle work and lB of is. Axial Bifurcation in Serpents: An Historical Survey of Serpent Monsters Having Part of the Axial Skeleton Duplicatedby Bert Cunningham 0.00 avg rating 0 ratings score: 100, and1 person voted Want to Readsaving Error rating book.

That story got more than ninety comments and more than four thousand Facebook likes, and it got us thinking about what other two-headed creatures might have been found. even enforce, free speech. Axial Bifurcation in Serpents: An Historical Survey of Serpent Monsters Having Part of the Axial Skeleton Duplicated by Bert Cunningham 0. We recently covered a two-headed bull shark fetus that was found by a fisherman and described by scientists in a journal.

Axial Bifurcation in Serpents by Bert Cunningham