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Animals with Two Tails
Welcome to the wonderful world of animals with two tails; examples from many species.
Birds
In 1936 a robin was found with two tails, one the mirror image of the other. There was also a prehistoric bird called Jehalornis that a short functional tail and also a longer one with long feathers that might have been used in displays.
Cats
Polycaudally (a spllt tail with two ends) occurs n cats but is very rare.

Fish
Split Tail
A number of fish have been bred to have a tail that is split to give the appearance of two tails. For example, the double tail betta.
Two Tails
Others such as the double tail goldfish have two complete tails, side by side. One of the most popular double tail types is the Fantail goldfish (pictured).
Lizards
Because many species of lizard can regrow their tails, under some circumstance they may grow two tails from the stub of a amputation.
- Unknown species (2001)
- 6 lined racerunner (2003)
- Gecko (2009)
- Unknown species (2011)

Snakes
- Unknown type (2009)
See also:
- Two-tailed scorpion (1995)
- Two-tailed blackworm (2010)
Mythology
There are many two tailed animals in mythology including mermaids.

Two-Tailed Lion
The two tailed lion appears in heraldry. It appears on the arms of the cities of Heinsburg and Euskirchen (Germany). It is also an emblem of Czechoslovakia.
Comments
Wow. Nice. I had get my answers .I want to see the pictures.
We have a great tit visiting our feeder in East Sussex UK which has a double tail.
Short and to the point makes for a great article when your on the run! Vote Up! Stumble Ya!
Interesting info here. Some interesting photo's as well. That unknown creature looks like a scorpion with two tails. I used to live in Hawaii and we had geckos all over the place. I think I would have freaked out if I ever saw one with two tails.
Great hub & good info! Thanks for sharing with us.
Waw, short and informative. directly to the point, thanks for this interesting hub and voted up.
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