A 27-year-old donkey at Onarga’s Carrick Hill Farm gave birth to twins on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, last week. It’s thought about 1.7 percent of donkeys will have twins and only 14 percent survive, with only three or four sets known living in the world, farm owner Mike Willis said. See photos of the newborns here.
Molly, a 27-year-old donkey at Onarga’s Carrick Hill Farm, nurses her rare twin donkeys, named Biden and Harris after their birth on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20. It’s thought about 1.7 percent of donkeys will have twins and only 14 percent survive, with only three or four sets known living in the world, farm owner Mike Willis said.
Cole Ishmiel, farm manager of Onarga’s Carrick Hill Farm, pets Harris as her twin brother, Biden, nurses from their mother, Molly, after their Inauguration Day birth last week. Ishmiel said his wife Lindsey told him there were two babies as Molly finished labor. “I asked her if she was sure,” Ishmiel said. “It’s just so rare.” Less than 2 percent of donkeys will have twins with less than a 20 percent chance of surviving birth, farm owner Mike Willis said.
Molly, a 27-year-old donkey at Onarga’s Carrick Hill Farm, nurses her rare twin donkeys, named Biden and Harris after their birth on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, last week. It’s thought about 1.7 percent of donkeys will have twins and only 14 percent survive, with only three or four sets known living in the world, farm owner Mike Willis said.
Molly, a 27-year-old donkey at Onarga’s Carrick Hill Farm, nurses her rare twin donkeys, named Biden and Harris after their birth on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20. It’s thought about 1.7 percent of donkeys will have twins and only 14 percent survive, with only three or four sets known living in the world, farm owner Mike Willis said.
Cole Ishmiel, farm manager of Onarga’s Carrick Hill Farm, pets Harris as her twin brother, Biden, nurses from their mother, Molly, after their Inauguration Day birth last week. Ishmiel said his wife Lindsey told him there were two babies as Molly finished labor. “I asked her if she was sure,” Ishmiel said. “It’s just so rare.” Less than 2 percent of donkeys will have twins with less than a 20 percent chance of surviving birth, farm owner Mike Willis said.
The newly born Biden and Harris with their mother, Molly.
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Molly, a 27-year-old donkey at Onarga’s Carrick Hill Farm, nurses her rare twin donkeys, named Biden and Harris after their birth on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, last week. It’s thought about 1.7 percent of donkeys will have twins and only 14 percent survive, with only three or four sets known living in the world, farm owner Mike Willis said.
Tiffany has been a photojournalist with the DJ since 2014 & Photo Editor since 2018. She covers everything from daily news, sports and Lifestyles magazine shoots. A Herscher grad, Tiffany received her B.A. in Journalism at Southern Illinois University.
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