#dicephalic

[not-a-medical-student]

What are…

Dicephalic parapagus / parapagus dicephalus twins ?

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According to Wikipedia

Dicephalic parapagus is a rare form of partial twinning with two heads side by side on one torso. Infants conjoined this way are sometimes called "two-headed babies" in popular media. The condition is also called parapagus dicephalus.

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Here’s a short interview by Abby and Brittany Hensel about their condition:

[trashclownart]

"Two of a Mind," one of my favorite pieces. I'm migrating my website to Shopify so currently the site is down for that. Check back later to see the new site!

https://www.trashclown.com

[weetweetie]

[rabbits-of-negative-euphoria]

yes, marriage to dicephalic conjoined twins is polygamy and adultery and fornication

[el-im]

unfortunately not beating the nerd allegations but: saw seed pictures at the museum and adam sewed me a dicephalic rabbit with two sets of eyes as a thank you/going away present at the end of the semester

[cannondisabledcharacters]

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Today’s disabled characters of the day are Cousins Crimp from The Adams Family, who are dicephalic twins

[Image Description: Black and white drawing of conjoined twins, they have two heads but a fused body. The left head is balding with a few hair remaining on the sides and top of head. The right head has long lighter colored hair. They are wearing a long robe with a fur collar and pointed shoes.]

[gemwolfz]

i never saw anybody post about deux face's passing. did we all get too caught up in the "keeping deux face alive would be animal cruelty!" "wanting deux face put down is ableist!" discourse to appreciate her on her own merit. she lived for 26 days! an amazingly long time for a dicephalous mammal! and like idk i dont have a conclusion here. i'm not a biologist or anythin. its just. shrug

[hellhirsh]

Just a quick bb cow(s) :) #conjoinedtwins #dicephalic #calf #myart #myartwork #artistsoninstagram #digitalart #doodle #procreate #hownowbrowncow #diprosopus https://www.instagram.com/p/CYIhpuLt8-v/?utm_medium=tumblr

[73suggestions]

Hellen Van Meene

“Untitled 0468”

2015

[rmyers08]

Inktober . What’s ‘consistency’ mean? . . . #inktober #inktober2019 #ink #doodle #dicephalic #turtle #kaiju #matamataturtle #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B3N3mC6lCsd/?igshid=d9ligverpb7s

[1empressstudios]

Double the awesome =u=

[trashclownart]

[threestarsmash]

You're such a firecracker That they run when you're lit- Labeled a criminal By your attacker And the mind-bending hit Then it gets subliminal

Wire up the lie detector Sound the alarm for me; These cats are crooked detectives Trying to make a score for free

Oh, oh! You've got everybody else fooled But we know who you are You've got everybody else Outraged! (At who you are) Outraged!

Such a good faker With a smile on your head But that ain't convincing me (That ain't convincing me!) The movers and the shakers Wanna climb in his bed To create history

[further-up]

Dicephalic / pencil, ballpoint pen in Moleskine

[briarworthandoleander]

Polycephaly is rare but not unheard of - though rarely do those inflicted with it live to adulthood.

First example is actually one of Diprosopus (Duplicated Facial Features) in a recent investigation of an abandoned Barioth nest, the cub had been seemingly stillborn, having not been cleaned by the mother or tended to in the slightest. Further dissection revealed a split trachea and underdeveloped lungs. I doubt had the cub lived it would have lasted longer than a day.

My second example however is less depressing - an adult Najarala with Dicephalic parapagus, two heads separately functional from the other. Though one would think having each head control different parts of the body would be a detriment to the creature it appears that this has had little to no effect on this magnificent specimen. We did not see it fit to hunt such an anomaly and have decided to study it as it’s not a threat and is thriving in it’s environment. Observation shows that though there are sometimes small bites and screeching between the two heads; the autonomy of each head allows for the Najarala to rest with essentially “one eye open”, spot prey at an accelerated rate, and attack with increased ferocity with being able to get extra bites in.

This Najarala has also been successful in mating, so there is an increased chance of this trait becoming more prolific in the area: but to what degree it will be successful is neither here nor there.

Either way: a fascinating find.

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Leo Briarworth

[cannondisabledcharacters]

Today’s disabled characters of the day is Peri and Pearl Serpentine from the Monster High series, who are dicephalic parapagus twins