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Watch: Developmental Duplication in Whitetails As Deer Walks Around with Two Extra Legs

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In a video shared by Steven Rinella, a rare developmental occurrence is on full display. A woman in North Carolina apparently filmed the oddity stating that the animal was suffering from what is known in cattle as developmental duplication.

The rare condition is defined as a “Inherited recessive genetic condition passed through certain lines of Angus cattle. Animals affected with this condition can sometimes be born with an extra limb or part of an extra limb,” by the American Angus Association.

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