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Conjoined Twins
Contains high quality images and organized information on the different types, rare forms, how they are formed, ethics, and etymology.
http://www.conjoined-twins.i-p.com/ |
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Separated at Birth
Interview with Charles and Charleu Tenorio, born in 1973 in north-east Brazil. They were separated at nine months of age. [The Guardian]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,393722,00.html |
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Social History of Conjoined Twins
An essay detailing the history of conjoined twins, with pictures and case studies.
http://zygote.swarthmore.edu/cleave4b.html |
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Types of Conjoined Twins
A breakdown of the types of conjoined twins, and what the types consist of.
http://zygote.swarthmore.edu/cleave4a.html |
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TwinSource: Case Studies of Conjoined Twins
Pictures and information on three different sets of conjoined twins, including Masha and Dasha, the Foglia twins and the Mathibela twins of Africa.
http://www.modcult.brown.edu/students/angell/twinsoperation.html |
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Conjoined Twins International
A support group for families with conjoined twins. A fairly inactive group, but the site provides information and links.
http://www.conjoinedtwinsint.com/ |
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Horizon: Conjoined Twins
Pictures and a transcript of an interview with the conjoined Schappell twins, and the Krivoshylapova twins.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2000/conjoined_twins.shtml |
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Yahoo Groups: Real Conjoined Twins
A mailing list to discuss conjoined twins of the past and present, as well as issues of separation. Includes photos, polls and links to websites.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realconjoinedtwins/ |
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CNN.com: Conjoined Twins and Parents of Conjoined Twins Share Experiences
Transcript of a Larry King Live show, with interviews from the parents of the Stark twins, the Schappell twins as well as a doctor assisting on a separation.
http://www-cgi.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0210/04/lkl.00.html |
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Conjoined Twins - Separation Issues
Information on what conjoined twins are, as well as the ethical and moral issues that arise when separation is considered.
http://www.globalchange.com/conjoinedtwins.htm |
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Ratt's Phreeque Show
A collection of pictures and information on various conjoined twins, as well as parasitic twins, the history of conjoined twins in sideshows, as well as other sideshow anomalies.
http://phreeque.tripod.com/ |
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Facts About Multiples: Conjoined Twins
Information on conjoined twins throughout the centuries, records of oldest, fastest separation etc. Diagrams on the types of conjoinment, as well as a list of conjoined twins in the world.
http://mypage.direct.ca/c/csamson/multiples/conjoined.html |
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About.com: Conjoined Twins
Links to informative sites on conjoined twins, also known as siamese twins.
http://multiples.about.com/parenting/multiples/cs/conjoinedtwins/ |
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Joined: The World of Siamese Twins
History of conjoined twins, separation issues, recent cases, photos and profiles of conjoined twins.
http://www.channel4.com/health/microsites/H/health/magazine/conjoined/index.html |
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Twinstuff.com: Conjoined Twins
An essay on the types of conjoined twins, as well as pictures of some famous sets.
http://www.twinstuff.com/conjoined.htm |
Additional
Information: For sites devoted to conjoined twins, a phenomenon seen when identical twins split late after conception, resulting in the twins being attached to each other.
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