A sheep with 5 legs was born on a farm in England on March 31 and its health is completely normal.
Heather Hogarty, manager of Whitehouse Farm on the outskirts of Morpeth, Northumberland County, said that the 5-legged sheep was one of three sheep born on the farm on March 31. The extra leg grows between the two front legs, has a normal shape and is the same size as the other legs. Everyone on the farm calls it Quinto, BBC reported.
Quinto sheep lives and moves normally even though it has 5 legs.
“We have never encountered an animal with extra legs like Quinto. It is the most unusual case on the farm ever,” said Hogarty, who has worked at the farm for 16 years.
A veterinarian will evaluate Quinto’s health in the next few days to decide whether to keep or amputate his extra leg.
Quinto quickly became the “star” of the ranch. Despite the existence of the extra leg, it moves and functions normally. It seems that the extra leg does not cause any problems for it.
Sam Prescott, director of the Prescott Veterinary Center in Morpeth, said: “This is a very rare case, but we think a genetic mutation is the reason that sheep has five legs. We will see other sheep in the future. sheep are born with physical deformities, such as two heads.
