
Three months ago, a six-legged gazelle was spotted frolicking its way through the Israeli Negev region. Now, the gazelle, who has been nicknamed Sheshet — from the Hebrew word for “six” — has been spotted again, and it seems like he’s been keeping busy.
In contrast to the mental image that your brain has surely conjured in response to the phrase “six-legged gazelle,” Sheshet’s two extra legs — the result of a condition known as “polydactylism” — are floppy, furry, hooved sticks growing out of his back.