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Siamese twins: double the fun

By Keith "Catfish" Sutton
Special to ESPN Outdoors.com

Friday, October 10, 2008

From an aquarium in Bangkok, Thailand, comes this photo of a most unusual creature, or creatures — Siamese-twin tilapia. The two fish are joined at the stomach and apparently healthy. Aquarium officials say the bigger fish protects the smaller one from harm, while the little guy scopes out the bottom looking for food. While people find Siamese twins fascinating, these unusual animals aren't really all that rare. The occurrence of the phenomenon is well documented in all vertebrate groups, ...

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