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6-Legged Lamb Born in Velistsikhe, Georgia

The Huffington Post   First Posted: 01/25/2012 6:06 pm Updated: 01/25/2012 6:06 pm

What's got six legs and goes great roasted with potatoes during the Super Bowl? This lamb that was just born in the tiny village of Velistsikhe, Georgia.

This unique little lamb -- born with four legs in front, two in back -- seems to have at least partial control of every limb on its body.

But genetic mutations in animals are relatively common. In fact, the first known two-headed animal, an ancient lizard, was born more than 120-million years ago, according to Emirates 24/7.

Here is a look at some other animals you won't see too often:

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  • Super Fat Cat

    This Thursday, April 19, 2012 photo provided by the Santa Fe Animal Shelter veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Steketee holds Meow, a 2-year-old tabby at the shelter in Santa Fe, N.M. Meow, arrived at the shelter weighing in at over 39 pounds, after his elderly owner could no longer care for the feline. The shelter plans to put the cat on a special diet so he can lose weight gradually. Adult cats typically weigh between 7 and 12 pounds. (AP Photo/Santa Fe Animal Shelter, Ben Swan)

  • Six Legged Calf

    Six-legged calf "Lilli" stands on the pasture of its owner Andreas Knutti, in Weissenburg, Switzerland, Thursday, March 29, 2012. The calf was born seven weeks ago with two additional legs on its back. (Peter Schneider, Keystone / AP)

  • Two-Headed Tortoise

    A man displays a two-headed turtle 'Testudo horsfieldi' at National Museum of natural history in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, March 5, 2012. Besides the two heads the reptile has six legs.

  • Two-Headed Trout

    These photos were included in a report that advocated for increasing the amount of selenium in Southern Idaho's creeks.

  • Harvey Dent

    Harvey Dent, the two-faced kitten born in Florida. Unfortunately Harvey Dent passed away from complications at just two days old.

  • Two-headed animals and other bizarre creatures

    The two heads of this razorback musk turtle have been named Teeny and Tiny by Todd Ray of the Venice Beach Freakshow. He believes it is the smallest two-headed turtle he's ever seen.

  • 6-Legged Lamb Born In Georgia

    A Georgian farmer was shocked Jan. 25 when one of his sheep gave birth to a lamb with six legs. This peculiar critter has four legs at the front and two at the back.

  • Freeze-dried Two-headed Pig

  • Three-eyed Fish

    Three-eyed Fish found near Argentina. Source: GIzmodo

  • Two-headed Turtle May Be Surgically Separated

    Todd Ray, who has what is believed to be the world's largest collection of two-headed animals, is considering whether or not he should surgically separate this two-headed turtle.

  • Pig with Two Snouts

    This tiny porker has an excuse for making a pig of himself at mealtimes - he really does have two mouths to feed. The bizarre two-month-old youngster - part of a litter born on a farm in Deshengtang, Jilin province, northern China - can use both his mouths to eat and appears otherwise normal, say his owners. Farmer Li Zhenjun and his wife Yu Wanfen named the piglet Xiaobao - or 'Babe' in English - after the movie about an extraordinary talking pig. Li explained: "The mouths aren't much of an advantage because his head is very heavy and he gets pushed around by the others." "I'm feeding her with a bottle now and she's doing very well," he added.

  • Two Headed Snake 2011

    "Us" is a 2 1/2-year-old, 4-foot long, two-headed carpet python residing at the World Aquarium in St. Louis. According to aquarium President Leonard Sonnenschein, it may be the only one in the world.

  • Two Headed Turtle 2010

    Sonnenschein likened this unique musk turtle to the Pushmi-pullyu from the "Dr. Dolittle" story.

  • Unicorn Cow 2010

    A dairy farm in China has an unusual cow that has three horns -- two on either side of its head and one in the middle like a rhino horn. Farmer Jia Kebing, from Baoding in northern China's Hebei province, said the 2-year-old cow was born with a small bump on its forehead. "With time the bump grew bigger and longer and become a sharp horn," said Jia. The middle horn now measures nearly 8 inches long.

  • Two Head Cows 2010

    Egyptian farmers feed a two-headed calf, which can't stand on its own legs because it is top heavy, at a village near Alexandria, Egypt.

  • 2 headed calf 2009

    A vet feeds five month two-headed calf "Milagritos" (Little Miracle) in Cajamarca, Peru, on Aug. 19, 2009.

  • We 2007

    We, a two-headed hermaphroditic rat snake, lived at the World Aquarium in St. Louis for 8 1/2 years before dying in June of 2007. In 2006, the aquarium unsuccessfully attempted to mate it with another two-headed snake.

  • Two Headed Pig 2007

    A newly born piglet with one head, two mouths, two noses and three eyes is reflected by mirrors on March 6, 2007, in China.

  • Two Headed Turtle 2007

    Store manager Jay Jacoby displays a two-headed red slider turtle at Big Al's Aquarium Supercenter in East Norriton, Pa.

  • Birds 2006

    Two baby conjoined barn swallows rest after a fall from their nest in Searcy, Ark. The rare bird discovery was made by a White County resident in her front yard.

  • Turtle 2007

    Janus, the Geneva Museum of Natural History's two-headed Greek tortoise, is presented to the press and the public during the official celebration of its 10th birthday on Sept. 5, 2007. Janus, named after the two-headed Roman god was born Sept. 3, 1997.

  • Cow 2007

    Kirk Heldreth pets his two-faced Holstein calf in 2007, in Rural Retreat, Va. Despite her malformed mouth, the calf named Star fed from a bottle and is won over Heldreth, who didn't expect her to live long after her birth. He had considered donating the calf to Virginia Tech for scientific purposes, or even selling her for show. Star has been drawing the curious to Heldreth's southwest Virginia farm, which sees about 40 to 50 visitors daily.

  • Six Legged Lamb 2006

    Belgian grower Maurice Peeters holds a six-legged lamb a day after its birth March 18, 2006, in Meeuwen-Gruitrode.

  • Gemini The Two-Headed Cat

    Gemini, a kitten from Rhode Island, had an unfortunately short life.

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What's got six legs and goes great roasted with potatoes during the Super Bowl? This lamb that was just born in the tiny village of Velistsikhe, Georgia. This unique little lamb -- born with four l...
What's got six legs and goes great roasted with potatoes during the Super Bowl? This lamb that was just born in the tiny village of Velistsikhe, Georgia. This unique little lamb -- born with four l...
 
 
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LivelyLexie
Don't panic.
10:08 AM on 02/06/2012
"What's got six legs and goes great roasted with potatoes during the Super Bowl?"
Uh, did they kill and eat this poor baby??
06:20 PM on 01/28/2012
That is definitely a very unique lamb. Let's hope the lamb survives and lives a long life despite having six legs. -Igor Purlantov
01:09 PM on 01/28/2012
you seen the price of a leg of lamb these days ..more like this will bring the cost down ..

Miracle pig of China.

http://goo.gl/elVzO
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b41ja
08:57 AM on 01/28/2012
Is it just me, or does anyone else see a strange resemblance to its mothers owner?
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The Cleaner
Gun toting liberal with a side of bacon
08:34 PM on 01/27/2012
Ummmm.....Leg of Lamb x 6. I smell profit.
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chesscub
Mind of a computer, body of a walrus
03:20 PM on 01/27/2012
Six legs is mutton to sneeze at.
03:10 PM on 01/27/2012
Are you sure those two rear legs weren't some pervy shepherd boy stuck back there?
02:53 PM on 01/27/2012
Obamacare
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The Cleaner
Gun toting liberal with a side of bacon
08:33 PM on 01/27/2012
Wow....You Right Wing Robots will jump at any story to push your kool-aid.
02:12 PM on 01/27/2012
Don't eat the lamb!! Keep it as a cherished pet!!!
04:53 AM on 01/27/2012
Makes me wonder what caused this mutation? It could just be a oddity of nature or a indication of a greater problem facing the area such as radioactive waste! Either way I don't think I'd want to eat a mutant animal!
11:18 PM on 01/26/2012
If they could do this to turkeys my Thanksgiving dinner dilemma would be over.
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garylinn
Disabled USAF Veteran (God bless America)
09:31 PM on 01/26/2012
Us people from GA think this is normal, but, then again we think that having all 12 of our toes are normal too.
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henrypapillon
Put a Psychiatrist in every NRA meeting.
11:35 PM on 01/26/2012
Not THAT Georgia!
07:26 PM on 01/26/2012
What an absolutely obnoxious segue into the story. I hope that the writer will have the opportunity to experience the same feelings.
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Lon Calhoun
Obama whats with the gas prices
07:49 PM on 01/26/2012
Roatsted with potoes? I prefer stuffing.
08:18 PM on 01/26/2012
I hope you have your preference, to be roasted with stuffing. It seems fitting, as 'full of it' would appear to be true of you.
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Maezeppa
Happy-Happy Joy-Joy
09:45 AM on 04/01/2012
Potoes?:
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LivelyLexie
Don't panic.
10:09 AM on 02/06/2012
I know, it made me cringe, too. To even think about eating that cute little baby? Ugh.
07:15 PM on 01/26/2012
I am thinking Rack of Lamb...?
iridium53
Semper Fi
05:51 PM on 01/26/2012
Get Bain Capital to help you breed it.

Profits will increase because of extra shanks.
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rocknhula
We are all here because we are all not there
06:00 PM on 01/26/2012
They're only interested in giving head, not things with two heads.