#freakcalf

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A great vintage mount of a freak calf at a roadside museum outside of Duluth MN. It has two separate noses, each with a pair of nostrils. It was hanging too high on the wall for me to determine if it had an extra eye on top. The accompanying signage said it was born alive but was put to sleep shortly after birth. Poor little guy.

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One of my upcoming projects. I will be preparing this little guy for my personal collection. It has chondrodysplasia, a type of dwarfism. Cattle breeders refer to them as a bulldog or snorter calf. The cartilage fails to develop properly which stunts the growth of the skeleton. The heads are always brachycephalic and/or hydrocephalic accompanied by a cleft palate, the limbs are severely stunted, and the spine is shortened and malformed. This is an inherited defect in cattle and has been described in multiple breeds. No single gene is responsible for the condition, but it is usually seen in varieties intentionally bred for legs that are disproportionately short in comparison to the length of their body (such as angus and dexter cattle). This is a lethal deformity and calves are always stillborn, therefore do not suffer, however the delivery can be hard on the mother.

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Real 2-headed calf skin for sale I don’t make a habit of selling things on here, but I'm parting with this two-headed calf hide because I never got around to mounting it. I've lost interest in creating freak taxidermy and moved on to other things so I know I will never regain motivation to add this project to my workload. Available for $475 shipped. My phone is older so my version of Instagram can't receive or send direct messages, if interested please email me instead <info(at)Sarina-Brewer.com> It's the real McCoy; A newborn calf with two muzzles, four eyes, and three ears. I bought it on ebay about ten years ago and don't know if it can still be mounted due to age, but not saying that beyond the realm of possibility. It's ventral skinned and soft tanned. The hide is still soft and flexible, but has micro-cracks on the fur side. They are on the very surface, are hairline thin, and do not permeate down into the leather. The skin on their muzzles is dried out and the snouts have some visible cracks in them. Hair is tight, no shedding. The ears are turned (for laypersons: this means the ears are flipped inside-out. This was done in order to remove the cartilage – standard procedure for a properly skinned animal intended for mounting) If you do decide to mount it the nostrils and lips will need some minor rebuilding. In any event, it's an unusual piece that can be displayed without mounting, so I priced it as a wall hanging versus pricing it as a mountable skin. I have an album of additional images of it on Photobucket. http://s1248.photobucket.com/user/Sarina-Brewer/library/2-headed%20calf. Being sold as-is. I'm happy to answer any questions about it via email.