A mum has given birth to conjoined twins with two heads, four arms and two legs.
The siblings appeared to look like one baby from the torso down, but due to the rare medical condition, they each have their own two arms, necks, and head.
The babies' mother, who has not been named, was aware that she was expecting conjoined twins.
They were delivered with a caesarean section after a conventional nine-month pregnancy at Mansoura University Hospital in Egypt, and then swiftly transferred to a specialist children's hospital.
The gender of the siblings has not yet been revealed.
It is unlikely that the siblings will ever be separated as they share too many organs through the abdomen and chest and would not be able to survive alone.
But this isn't the case for all conjoined births.
In September this year, a set of conjoined twins attached from the chest to the pelvis were successfully separated after Covid had delayed their surgery.
The babies were transferred to Ormond Street Hospital in London where the operation took place.
Parents Hannah and Dan Bateson took to social media to announce that the surgery had been successful.
In a post, the couple wrote: "Annie and Issie have been separated. It was a very long day, their surgery lasted until the early hours of Tuesday morning but our wee girlies did so well."
"There is a long recovery in front of them and we expect there to be some bumps along the way but they are strong wee ladies and are being well cared for.
"I just want to say THANK YOU, the love we have been shown has been completely overwhelming and the prayers that have been said for them have carried us through. The team that carried out the girls surgery are just amazing and we are very grateful."
