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this is spangles, a half-sider budgie. half-siders result when two fertilized eggs merge in development, leaving a bird with a body composed of two fraternal twins.

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Posted on September 22, 2018Tags birblr, bird, bird info, budgerigar, budgie, genetics, half sider, mutation, ornithology, parakeetLeave a comment on

this lovebird is known as a ‘half-sider’ or tetragametic chimera. half-siders result when two fertilized eggs merge early in development, leaving each half of the body genetically seperate.

Posted on September 22, 2018Tags birblr, bird, bird info, genetics, half sider, lovebird, mutation, parrot, weirdLeave a comment on

this bird is a ‘half-sider’ indian ringneck parakeet. half-siders cannot be intentionally bred; they are the result of two fertilized eggs merging early in development.

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Posted on September 16, 2018Tags birblr, bird, bird info, genetics, half sider, indian ringneck parakeet, irn, mutation, ornithology, parrot, weirdLeave a comment on

this is twinzy, a ‘half-sider’ budgie. twinzy is the result of two fertilized eggs merging during development.

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Posted on September 16, 2018Tags birblr, bird, bird info, budgerigar, budgie, genetics, half sider, mutation, ornithology, parakeet, pet, petblr, weird, zoologyLeave a comment on
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