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Mutant two-headed calf worshipped as ‘lucky’ after owner wins the lottery

Mutant two-headed calf worshipped as ‘lucky’ after owner wins the lottery
Mutant two-headed calf worshipped as ‘lucky’ after owner wins the lottery
The dead hermaphrodite baby cow born with two heads in Thailand was worshipped by villagers as lucky. (Credits: ViralPress)

If you finally hit it big on the lottery, what would you ascribe your winnings to?

Perhaps it was the fickle finger of fate that plucked you from the masses. Or, alternatively, perhaps you came into ownership of some kind of lucky talisman.

A villager in Thailand appears to believe the latter as he credits his £480 win on the local lottery from luck inherited after the birth of a malformed calf with two heads.

The poor creature was born with two sets of reproductive organs and an extra ear poking out in the middle of its two heads. Because of its deformities, it couldn’t breathe properly and became too weak to eat. It died half an hour after being born.

It doesn’t look like the creature will be forgotten in a hurry, though.

Farmer Somorn Krasaesom, 66, proclaimed the animal was a ‘gift from the heavens’ and he had dreamed about it before it was born.

Buriram, Thailand, February 14, 2021 (video still)??????NEWS COPY - WITH VIDEO AND PICTURES??????Superstitious villagers are worshipping a dead hermaphrodite baby cow born with two heads in Thailand. Footage shows residents lighting incense in front of the animal's body before saying their prayers in Buriram province on February 14. Aside from having two heads, the hermaphrodite calf with two sets of reproductive organs had an extra ear poking out in the middle of its two heads. Farmer Somorn Krasaesom, 66, said the special calf's five-year-old mother cow had difficulty giving birth a day before on February 13. He said: 'The cow could not push its baby out so we called for veterinarians to assist us. They told us my cow may need a caesarian operation so I was worried. 'I was relieved when she was able to deliver the baby on her own after five hours of labour.' Villagers were shocked when the calf that came out was malformed with extra body parts. Despite having two heads with noses, the newborn appeared to have difficulty breathing and was too weak to eat. The farmer decided to take the calf to a clinic, but it died half an hour after it was born. Somorn said he was devastated but believes the strange baby animal was a 'gift from the heavens' as he had dreamt about it before it was born. He said: 'In my dream, I was holding a baby like my grandchild. The baby was supposed to give me a prosperous life. 'It came true. Ever since the cow was born, I became lucky. I even won 20,000 Baht on the lottery.' The farmer is now planning to preserve the calf's body so they could build a shrine for it near their house.
Somorn Krasaesom, 66, said the special calf’s five-year-old mother cow had difficulty giving birth and he now plans to build a shrine to the dead baby (Credits: ViralPress)

‘In my dream, I was holding a baby like my grandchild. The baby was supposed to give me a prosperous life,’ he said, according to the Daily Star.

‘It came true. Ever since the cow was born, I became lucky.”

Somorn says he won 20,000 Baht (£480) on the local lottery soon after and will be organising a shrine to the mutant creature.

Buriram, Thailand, February 14, 2021 (video still)??????NEWS COPY - WITH VIDEO AND PICTURES??????Superstitious villagers are worshipping a dead hermaphrodite baby cow born with two heads in Thailand. Footage shows residents lighting incense in front of the animal's body before saying their prayers in Buriram province on February 14. Aside from having two heads, the hermaphrodite calf with two sets of reproductive organs had an extra ear poking out in the middle of its two heads. Farmer Somorn Krasaesom, 66, said the special calf's five-year-old mother cow had difficulty giving birth a day before on February 13. He said: 'The cow could not push its baby out so we called for veterinarians to assist us. They told us my cow may need a caesarian operation so I was worried. 'I was relieved when she was able to deliver the baby on her own after five hours of labour.' Villagers were shocked when the calf that came out was malformed with extra body parts. Despite having two heads with noses, the newborn appeared to have difficulty breathing and was too weak to eat. The farmer decided to take the calf to a clinic, but it died half an hour after it was born. Somorn said he was devastated but believes the strange baby animal was a 'gift from the heavens' as he had dreamt about it before it was born. He said: 'In my dream, I was holding a baby like my grandchild. The baby was supposed to give me a prosperous life. 'It came true. Ever since the cow was born, I became lucky. I even won 20,000 Baht on the lottery.' The farmer is now planning to preserve the calf's body so they could build a shrine for it near their house.
Superstitious villagers lit incense and prayed for the dead calf (Credits: ViralPress)

Footage circulated online shows people lighting incense in front of the animal’s body before saying their prayers in the Buriram province in Thailand on February 14.