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We’ve reported on some strange stuff here at Newsgab. We’ve had Moose and Horse Hybrids and kittens with two faces.

This week we bring you a lamb, born in New Zealand with seven legs!

This poor freak of nature isn’t the result of scientists attempts to win over the leg of lamb or lamb chop market, its a misprint in embryo formation which has resulted in the lamb being born polydactyl, with many legs, a condition that occurs once in several million sheep!

Farmer Dave Callaghan found the lamb in his field. Two of its legs hung useless behind the forelegs. The lamb walked using its two forelegs and three healthy hind legs.

Veterinarian Steve Williams said the lamb was also hermaphrodite, and was missing a part of its bowel so was unable to pass faeces.

He said it was this latter problem, rather than the fact it had seven legs, that meant it would probably have to be destroyed.

“It’s quite a happy bright wee lamb, he’s just slowly going downhill really,” Williams said. “To keep it alive is probably inhumane really.”

Baaaaa!

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