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An Irish wolfhound has delivered the world's first identical twin puppies in South Africa. (Reproduction in Domestic Animals Journal)

An Irish wolfhound has given birth to the world’s first identical twin pups in South Africa.
Vet Kurt de Cramer was performing a C-section on a pregnant Irish wolfhound when he noticed an unusual bulge in her uterus, the BBCreported.
After closer inspection, Dr de Cramer realised the lump was two foetuses.

"I immediately suspected that they might be identical twins having originated from the splitting of an embryo," Dr de Cramer said.
He reported the rare find to a team of reproductive experts across the globe, including Dr Carolynne Joone from James Cook University in Townsville.

"I wasn't sure that they were going to be monozygotic (twins) at that time," Dr Joone told Live Science.

"There were small differences in the white markings on their paws, chests and the tips of their tails," she said.
After extensive genetic profiling and DNA testing the pups were confirmed as identical twins.

"To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of monozygotic twinning in the dog confirmed using DNA profiling," Dr Joone wrote in theReproduction in Domestic Animals journal.
The rarity of twin puppies remains unknown, but Dr Joone said more could "appear" after the ground-breaking discovery.

"People don't see these things unless they know to look… perhaps now they will, and more will appear," she said.

The puppies have since been named Cullen and Romulus and are "doing well", according to Dr de Cramer.

http://www.9news.com.au/world/2016/09/04/15/43/worlds-first-identical-twin-puppies-born-in-south-africa

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