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A shocking video has emerged of a mutant piglet that was born with two heads in Honduras.
The bizarre creature, which has four eyes and two snouts, looks like something out of a horror film but it's actually just a rare Siamese pig.
TikTok user Valentín Mora called the animal a "two-headed phenomenon" as he shared a clip of the pig.
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In the video, which has been viewed 9.5million times, Valentín held the baby swine up in the air as it squealed loudly and could be seen shaking.
Some viewers thought the animal was "cute".
"They are very cute although they are suffering," one person wrote in the comments.
Another added: "This makes me so sad poor babyy."
But others said the deformed piglet reminded them of a "creepy Peppa Pig".
The Siamese pig has one body and two ears, but each head has its own set of eyes and a snout.
The deformity is caused by a rare condition known as axial bifurcation.
It happens when an embryo splits into two separate organisms to make twins but the process is incomplete.
The mutation can also happen in humans and is the same condition that causes conjoined twins.
It's also known to have happened to other animals, including snakes, cattle, sheep, cats, dogs and fish.
While it's not common among pigs it's not the first time it's happened.
Back in 2020, a farmer in the Philippines believed he'd been gifted a lucky charm when he welcomed a piglet with two heads and three eyes.
The farmer's daughter, Cathy, explained: "My father believed that the piglet would bring good luck to our home during this pandemic, so he was excited to bring it home."
Unfortunately, the baby pig only survived for a week.
It's rare for the mutated animals to live for very long as they often have congenital abnormalities that make it impossible for them to carry out normal functions.
In a video shared by Valentín on Thursday though, he showed that the Honduran pig was defying odds by staying alive.
The second video showed the piglet opening all four of its eyes as it continued to oink and wriggle in his grasp.
People took to the comments to beg him to urgently take the animal to the a vet to put it out of its misery.
"Take him to the vet, it looks like he's having a bad time," one person said.
Another added: "Please take him to the vet so they can euthanize him."
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