02:49Germany: Rare six-legged lamb born in Saxony farm leaving locals amazed
A six-legged lamb named Dolly was born in Torgau, Saxony. Footage, filmed on Wednesday, shows the baby and the mother sheep walking around the stall and grazing in the farm yard with other sheep and lambs.
Farmer Bernhard Tinter said that the six-legged lamb was born alone, which is unusual for sheep, and despite its misfortune, it 'really wanted to live'.
"Even if it's not normal internally, if it's overgrown or confused, then they just die. Unfortunately, that's how it is, nature does it that way, but this sheep wanted to live and it really only seems to have two more legs, so it's capable of living and really wants to live," the farmer explained.
According to Tinter, the mother sheep did not give up on her baby, as anticipated.
The farmer noted that two lambs' legs are going to be amputated in order that Dolly could lead 'a relatively normal sheep life' one day.
"It won't be completely normal, but it will come to terms with it, with the three and a half legs, when only those remain. But maybe it will develop better if the legs are still functional, so that one day it can have a really normal sheep life," Tinter added.
02:49A six-legged lamb named Dolly was born in Torgau, Saxony. Footage, filmed on Wednesday, shows the baby and the mother sheep walking around the stall and grazing in the farm yard with other sheep and lambs.
Farmer Bernhard Tinter said that the six-legged lamb was born alone, which is unusual for sheep, and despite its misfortune, it 'really wanted to live'.
"Even if it's not normal internally, if it's overgrown or confused, then they just die. Unfortunately, that's how it is, nature does it that way, but this sheep wanted to live and it really only seems to have two more legs, so it's capable of living and really wants to live," the farmer explained.
According to Tinter, the mother sheep did not give up on her baby, as anticipated.
The farmer noted that two lambs' legs are going to be amputated in order that Dolly could lead 'a relatively normal sheep life' one day.
"It won't be completely normal, but it will come to terms with it, with the three and a half legs, when only those remain. But maybe it will develop better if the legs are still functional, so that one day it can have a really normal sheep life," Tinter added.