Incredible photographs reveal the newborn has two bodies joined at the chest with two sets of front legs, two sets of back legs - and complete with two tails.
The black and white puppy was born with a total of eight limbs in Vaini of Tonga in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday and was one of her five siblings to have any abnormalities.
Vukitangitau Maloni, from Tonga, who took the images soon after she was born, said the whole community was shocked and speechless at the animals extra legs.
Mirror reflection: The pup was born with two bodies joined at the chest with eight legs complete with two tails
'I've never seen anything like this before,' Mr Maloni told Daily Mail Australia.
'She was struggling to crawl and unfortunately, she died a few hours later. My neighbour's dog gave birth to five other healthy puppies but she was the cutest out of them.'
Veterinary nurse Erica Fairleigh, from Wollongong, NSW, said most deformed animals don't usually survive beyond a few hours after birth.
'Without very good veterinary care, the pup would have died quickly unfortunately,' Ms Fairleigh told Daily Mail Australia.
'I've never seen or heard of any dogs born this way but it could be a result of many factors such as poor genetics and bad nutrition during gestation.
She was one of her five siblings to be born with abnormal features on Wednesday but died a few hours later
Vukitangitau Maloni, who took the images soon after she was born, said the whole community was shocked
'It looks like two pups that didn't quite separate and there are deformities in the face too like a cleft pallet. Her face looks quite blue, which are signs of not enough oxygen.
'I can see her umbilical cord still attached and she looks no more than 12 hours old.
'It's hard to tell what breed she is but she's a big puppy though. So a medium-large breed such as a staffordshire bull terrier or similar.'
An animal scientist from Wagga Wagga, NSW, who wished to remain anonymous, confirmed the authenticity of the photographs to Daily Mail Australia.
'You can tell the photographs are real by looking at the split in her nose - indicating that something occurred bilaterally,' he told Daily Mail Australia.
'Animals born with abnormal features are quite common in sheep and cattle but it's pretty rare in dogs.'
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