{"id":395713,"date":"2017-06-14T16:17:21","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T16:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/06\/14\/dutch-fishermen-discover-worlds-first-two-headed-porpoise\/"},"modified":"2017-06-14T16:17:21","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T16:17:21","slug":"dutch-fishermen-discover-worlds-first-two-headed-porpoise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/06\/14\/dutch-fishermen-discover-worlds-first-two-headed-porpoise\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch fishermen discover world&#8217;s first two-headed porpoise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>The bizarre animal was picked up by a Dutch trawler near Hoek van Holland, and is the first known case of conjoined twin porpoises.<\/p>\n<div>\n<!--               \n\n<div class=\"in-ad\">\n\n\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1495043641385-0' style='height:250px; width:300px;'>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n              <\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p>A group of fishermen accidentally discovered the world&#8217;s first two-headed porpoise, but tossed it back into the sea for fear of getting into trouble.<\/p>\n<p>The bizarre animal was picked up by a Dutch trawler near Hoek van Holland, and is the first known case of conjoined twin porpoises.<\/p>\n<p>Fearing it would be illegal to keep the specimen, the fishermen took a few quick photographs of the dead creature and threw it back into the ocean.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline.com_InArticle_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Experts at the University of Rotterdam are now poring over those photographs in the hopes of learning more about parapagus dicephalus &#8211; partial twinning &#8211; in marine life.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/131918704-large_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqlamK529WwSyLoz7XfmcEX4KpmHQNmPhf7R8Pkfop5gs.jpg\" style=\"border-style:solid; border-width:2px; height:366px; margin:6px; width:587px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:rgb(136, 136, 136); font-family:telesans text regular,arial,sans-serif\">Two-headed porpoise caught in fishing net<\/span><\/p>\n<p>They have already confirmed that the porpoises died shortly after birth because the tail had not stiffened, which allows newborn porpoises to swim.<\/p>\n<p>Both heads also had small hairs on the upper lip, which should fall out shortly after the animals are born.<\/p>\n<p>The harbour porpoise is one of the most common cetaceans &#8211; a group of marine life which includes whales and dolphins &#8211; found in north west European waters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe anatomy of cetaceans is strikingly different from terrestrial mammals with adaptations for living in the sea as a mammal. Much is unknown,\u201d Erwin Kompanje, of the Erasmus MC University Medical Center in Rotterdam, told the New Scientist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdding any extra case to the known nine specimens brings more knowledge on this aspect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said it was regrettable that the fisherman decided to throw the creature back into the ocean, as it is unlikely it will ever be seen again.<\/p>\n<p>The two-headed porpoise is the 10th example of a conjoined twin to be found within the cetaceans group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNormal twins are extremely rare in cetaceans,\u201d added Mr Kompanje.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is simply not enough room in the body of the female to give room to more than one fetus.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bizarre animal was picked up by a Dutch trawler near Hoek van Holland, and is the first known case of conjoined twin porpoises. 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