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Hermaphrodite pig born in Colombia
It doesn't happen every day, infact it's an extremely
rare occurrence, but in Colombia, in Bayunca near Cartagena a cattle farmer
discovered one of his piglets was hermaphrodite.
The pig, born with eleven brothers and sisters was discovered to have both
testicles and a vagina. "These cases happen rarely," the local vet told local
newspaper El Universal. "Usually piglets like this are still-born, because they
are dysfunctional. They are not able to generate offspring."
The pig,
initially given the female name of Panchita but now called both Panchita and
Panchito, is eating well and is in good health.
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