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Conjoined twins
These marry cricket bat Twin were discover under a mango tree by a son in 2001 in southeastern Brazil and recently studied by a research squad seeking to hear more about this unusual phenomenon . This is only the third pair of marry at-bat twins to be recorded in the scientific literature . [ Read more about the conjoined bats found in Brazil ]
Close knit
Because the researchers were n’t in reality present when the cricket bat was fall upon , they ca n’t say for certain whether the bats were unsuccessful or still living when born . As seen in this picture , the placenta and umbilical corduroy are still attached .
United trunks
Although there are still many unrequited questions about these wed twins , it is think that the phenomenon of conjoined twinning appears when a fertilized testicle splits later on after fertilization than the fecundate egg that develops into separate monovular twins rent . The original cause of this misdating , however , remains a whodunit .
Head-on
Extra tissue paper can be seen here between the similitude ' heads , end in what the scientist call a " pollex - like bodily structure . " Both twins come along equal in size .
United spines
In this X - ray of the Twin Falls , the foundation of their deal backbone can be find branching into two . The researchers prefer only to examine the similitude using X - rays and an ultrasonography so that the specimens could be kept intact .
