These Puppies Shouldn’t Be Alive, and A Vet Just Found Out Why

A Scientific Marvel

The results were that Miracle and Destiny were monozygotic twins—identical twins. In humans, that’s rare enough, but it’s almost unheard of in dogs. Most litters are made up of fraternal siblings—puppies that come from separate eggs, just like any set of brothers or sisters born at the same time. Yet these two came from one fertilized egg that split in two.

No one really knows why it happens, not even the scientists. It’s nature’s mystery at work. Dr. Greene sat back, stunned. He’d known the pups were special, but now he had proof. Lola hadn’t just had a big litter—she’d made history.

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