So... Recently I have been AWFUL at blogging on here. Exams really are the bane of my life.Lots of exciting things have been happening in the natural world and one of them was the discovery of conjoined twin grey whales.
The whale calves were found in jo de Liebre lagoon in the Baja California peninsula by some fishermen. The twins were believed to be alive when born but sadly died shortly after birth. The twins are joined at the abdomen with two heads and two tails and are thought to be a result of a miscarriage. Scientists are taking samples of the animal to try and learn more. This is the first documented case since whales have been recorded since the 1800's, it really is an exciting discovery even though the whales were unable to survive joined together.
Conjoined twins happens when the single fertilised egg doesn't completely split in two leaving the eggs partially joined, the egg then develops into a conjoined embryo.
To read more and watch a video about the whale twins:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25669108
and to learn some info on Conjoined twins:
http://umm.edu/programs/conjoined-twins/facts-about-the-twins
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