14th Jun, 2019 11:30 GMT/BST

Natural History & Taxidermy

 
  Lot 2135
 

2135

Taxidermy: An Very Unusual Polycephaly Specimen of a Twin Headed Calf, circa 1900, a very...

Taxidermy: An Very Unusual Polycephaly Specimen of a Twin Headed Calf, circa 1900, a very unusual specimen of a twin headed brown and white cow calf, 18cm from the wall, width 28cm,

Polycephaly
is the condition of having more than one head. Two-headed animals (called bicephalic or dicephalic) and three-headed (tricephalic) animals are the only type of multi-headed creatures seen in the real world, and form by the same process as conjoined twins from monozygotic twin embryos.

Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £400 - £600


 

Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 14th Jun, 2019

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