By Xinhua
Beijing : An Indian infant girl born with two faces eats and breathes normally despite having two pairs of eyes and lips and two noses, according to the baby’s parents quoted by media reports Monday.
The baby, who is yet to be named, was born to factory worker Vinod Kumar and his wife Sushma three weeks ago in northern India.
She has drawn a stream of curious observers, with some even considering her a deity.
“I had never seen something like this in my life so naturally I was a little scared when I first saw her,” her father was quoted as saying.
The baby’s grandfather said she “is very special to us.”
The family said it has no plans to consult doctors to check if the girl can receive treatment or corrective surgery.
“The doctor said everything is normal when she was born. So where’s the need to get medical help?” said the child’s father.
“She’s fed through one mouth and sucks her thumb with the other. We use whichever mouth is free to feed her.”
The family lives in mud-and-brick house in Noida town, about 50 km (30 miles) northeast of New Delhi.
The case comes just months after Indian doctors performed a rare, marathon surgery to remove the extra limbs of two-year-old girl Lakshmi Tatma born with four arms and legs.