Dutch regional broadcasting organisation Omroep Zeeland reported on 28 January 2017 that a five-legged lamb had been born at Bertus Aartsen’s farm in Sint Jansteen village in Dutch Zeeland province.
In spite of her very unusual five legs, the lamb is healthy.
Normally, farmer Aartsen does not name his lambs. However, in this case he made an exception. He named her Adèle. As she was born on 21 January 2017: the dying day of well-known Dutch actress Adèle Bloemendaal, who starred in TV series ‘t Schaep met de 5 pooten (the five-legged sheep).
Aartsen usually sells his lambs to other farmers or slaughterhouses. However, he will keep Adèle if there is much interest in her, he said.
Earlier this month, another five-legged lamb (a white one; not black like Adèle) was born in England.
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Interesting: I’ve seen two-headed pigs born around Chernobyl, but why in New Zealand?
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I am not sure. Probably, such unusual animals are born, very rarely, throughout prehistory and history. However, nuclear radiation will increase the chance. In the case of New Zealand, it is maybe a consequence of United States nuclear bomb tests (Bikini, Eniwetok) or French nuclear bomb tests in Mororua:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moruroa
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You are right; I have not thought of geographical proximity of those places. Thank you,
Dolly
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Thanks for subscribing to my blog, Dolly.
Even in England I don’t exclude there might be a radiation possibility. There have been no bomb tests in England, but there were reactor accidents in Windscale, part of the British nuclear bomb making project (subsequently, the name Windscale was changed to avoid people having bad memories about it):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windscale_fire
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Thank you for a detailed response. I don’t think I was aware of the Windscale accident. Good to know!
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It is relatively long ago. On the other hand, there is the saying ‘If the Romans would have had nuclear reactors, then their nuclear waste would still be a problem today’.
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Very much so, and our little island is facing this issue right now: there is a project to dump nuclear waste from a nearby power station into Biscayne Bay, which is invariably going to affect the beaches, the sailing, and the marine life. It is being debated in legislature as we speak.
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One should hope this anti-environment plan won’t go ahead.
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We’re trying to fight it, and I thank you for your support.
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I wish you and the others success!
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Thank you very much!
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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🙂
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