Bizarre mutant pig with a human face, giant tongue and a ‘PENIS’ on its forehead is caught on camera in China
It is unclear where the footage originated from but it's baffled people on Chinese social media sites
A PIGLET born with a human-like face and a ";penis" on its head is baffling the internet.
A clip of the mutant creature, which was posted on Chinese social media, also shows the animal with a small snout, large tongue and a protruding lower jaw.
The tiny piglet can be seen yawning and gasping for breath as it's held up to the camera.
Its bizarre deformity has prompted people online to speculate on what could have caused the defect.
Some people believe environmental pollution has played a role in the pig's peculiar appearance and death.
It is unclear where the disturbing video originated from and whether the piglet survived.
This isn't the first time a pig has been born with a facial deformity - with new mutant pigs being reported from South America through to China.
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Earlier this year, another piglet was reportedly born with "testicles" instead of eyes.
A photo of the animal, which was posted on Imgur, shows the pig with two hairy egg-like bulges where its eyes should be.
Surprisingly, the rest of the pig's face, including its snout appears to have formed normally, but its body seems to be very small.
It is believed the deformities are a result of nutritional issues, poisoning, infectious agents, abnormal metabolisms or hereditary defects.
The photo was uploaded by Redditor angryarcher, who sadly revealed that the piglet was quickly euthanised.
“I’m not even sure if it was male or female,” they wrote. “I do know that it was born alive but probably brain dead.”
They also responded to the claims from other users who were sceptical the bumps were testicles.
“For all the people claiming this is impossible I can guarantee it is,” the poster said.
“With the amount of inbreeding and billions of pigs born in the U.S. both in the commercial and breeding side of the industry, mutations happen.
“It's the same with people, enough are produced that some are born with extra appendages or even chromosomes.
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