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Two cardinals, both alike in dignity

Remarkable photo of a gynandromorphic cardinal with bilateral asymmetry, meaning that the left side of the bird is male and the right side is female...a red/brown split right down the middle.

Gynandromorphic Cardinal

Not Photoshopped, although the phenomenon is more common with butterflies. (thx, jason)

Update: Here's a two-tone lobster caught in Maine in 2006. (thx, nicole & jim)

By Jason Kottke    Jan 26, 2009 at 04:31 pm    biology   science

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