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== Notable cases == * A [[United Kingdom|British]] description from 1665 of a [[Colt (horse)|colt]] that appeared to have cyclopia reads:{{Blockquote|text=''First'', That it had no sign of any ''Nose'' in the usual place, nor had it any, in any other place of the Head, unless the double Bagg CC that grew out of the midst of the forehead, were some rudiment of it. ''Next'', That the ''two Eyes'' were united into one ''Double Eye'' which was placed just in the middle of the Brow.<ref>{{cite journal | date = 3 July 1665 | title = Observables upon a Monstrous Head | journal = Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society | volume = 1 | issue = 5 | pages = 85–86 | jstor=101436 | doi=10.1098/rstl.1665.0037| bibcode = 1665RSPT....1...85. | s2cid = 186213738 }}{{gutenberg|28758|Volume 1 – 1666}}</ref>}} * In October 1766, an infant in France was born with cyclopia, living for only a few hours. Reports of the case were made in the ''[[Mercure de France]]'' and an illustration of the infant was made by [[Marie Marguerite Bihéron|Marie Bihéron]]. The case was also mentioned in Volume IV of [[Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon|Buffon]]'s ''L'Histoire Naturelle''. [[File:Cyclopia1793.png|thumb|A Swedish description from 1793 of a newborn with cyclopia]] * On 1 March 1793, a 46-year-old woman in Boalts Torp, [[Glimåkra]], [[Sweden]] gave birth to a child with cyclopia that died after two hours. The child was 35cm long, its face without nose and nostrils, and its lidless eye with no eyebrow sat raised on the middle of its forehead like a large blueberry. The wrists were somewhat crooked as well as the right foot which was completely crooked and bent inwards. It was not clear whether it was a boy or a girl, but it was believed to be the former.<ref>{{cite book|author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= Kyrkbok |location= [[Glimåkra]] |volume= CI:3 |series= 1752–1800 |chapter= Födde |pages= 174–175 |year= 1793 |trans-chapter=Birth |trans-title=[[Parish Register]] |language= sv }}</ref> * In November 1889, reports emerged from [[Umatilla County, Oregon]], of a [[Nez Perce]] child with one eye in the center of the forehead. The child was reportedly healthy and "able to see with ease, and ran about with as much freedom as any of his companions."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Humanities |first=National Endowment for the |date=1889-11-22 |title=The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, November 22, 1889, Image 3 |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84022644/1889-11-22/ed-1/seq-3/ |access-date=2023-04-30 |issn=2470-9085}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Humanities |first=National Endowment for the |date=1889-11-22 |title=The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, November 22, 1889, Image 4 |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84022650/1889-11-22/ed-1/seq-4/ |access-date=2023-04-30 |issn=2472-4416}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Humanities |first=National Endowment for the |date=1889-11-26 |title=The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, November 26, 1889, Morning, Image 8 |pages=8 |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84036012/1889-11-26/ed-1/seq-8/ |access-date=2023-04-30 |issn=2163-4483}}</ref> Several individuals tried to locate the child to be put on display, but the tribe had left to hunt in the mountains by the time they arrived.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Humanities |first=National Endowment for the |date=1889-11-28 |title=The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, November 28, 1889, Image 1 |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085523/1889-11-28/ed-1/seq-1/ |access-date=2023-04-30 |issn=2158-4745}}</ref> It is unknown what became of the child. * On December 28, 2005, a kitten with cyclopia, "Cy", was born in [[Redmond, Oregon|Redmond]], [[Oregon]], [[United States]] and died about one day after birth.<ref name=cy>{{cite web | last = Petty | first = Terrence | title = Not a Hoax, One-Eyed Kitten Had Bizarre Condition | work = Animaldomain | publisher = LiveScience.com | date = January 11, 2006 | url = http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060111_ap_cyclops_cat.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060203010920/http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060111_ap_cyclops_cat.html | archive-date = 2006-02-03 | access-date = 2014-03-07 }}</ref> * In 2006, a baby girl in India with cyclopia was born. Her only eye was in the center of her forehead. She did not have a nose and her brain did not separate into two separate hemispheres ([[holoprosencephaly]]).<ref name="Cyclops Baby">{{cite web|title=Cyclops Baby|url=http://www.oddee.com/item_93761.aspx|publisher=Oddee|access-date=1 October 2012|date=2008-02-28}}</ref> The child died one day after her birth.<ref name="Cyclops Baby Born in India Only Survives 1 Day">{{cite web|title=Cyclops Baby Born in India Only Survives 1 Day|url=http://www.aolnews.com/2011/03/24/baby-with-1-eye-and-no-nose-born-in-india-survives-1-day/|publisher=AOL News|access-date=1 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919173046/http://www.aolnews.com/2011/03/24/baby-with-1-eye-and-no-nose-born-in-india-survives-1-day/|archive-date=19 September 2012}}</ref> * In 2011, an [[Albinism|albino]] cyclops shark fetus was discovered in the body of a caught shark in Mexico, with no discernible nose and one giant eye. The unborn fetus was turned over for medical studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/10/pictures/111013-shark-albino-one-eyed-fetus/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140307095739/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/10/pictures/111013-shark-albino-one-eyed-fetus/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 7, 2014 |title=Pictures: Rare "Cyclops" Shark Found |publisher=News.nationalgeographic.com |date=2011-10-13 |access-date=2014-03-07}}</ref> * On October 10, 2012, a small kitten was born. Its eye was in the center of the forehead and there was no developed nose to be found. The small cat died shortly after it was born. It was nicknamed Cleyed the Cyclops.<ref name=cleyed>{{cite web |title=Viewers pitied Cleyed, the one-eyed kitten |url=http://doubtfulnews.com/2012/10/viewers-pitied-cleyed-the-one-eyed-kitten |access-date=2012-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212015103/http://doubtfulnews.com/2012/10/viewers-pitied-cleyed-the-one-eyed-kitten/ |archive-date=2012-12-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * On May 10, 2017, in [[Assam, India]], a black goat was born with one eye and other cyclopia-related facial abnormalities. It was reported to still be alive over a week later, which is unusual for this condition.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.expressen.se/tv/omtalat/geten-har-ett-stort-jatteoga--markliga-cyklopen-vordas-som-helig/ | title=Geten har ett stort jätteöga- märkliga cyklopen vördas som helig | date=28 May 2017 }}</ref> *On September 13, 2018, in [[Mandailing Natal Regency|MandailingNatal]], [[North Sumatra]], [[Indonesia]], a baby with cyclopia was born without a nose and one eye with the weight of 2.4kg (5.3lb) and heart rate under 100 bpm. The child died seven hours after birth.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://regional.kompas.com/read/2018/09/14/07150041/bertahan-hidup-7-jam-bayi-cyclopia-hembuskan-nafas-terakhir | title=Bertahan Hidup 7 Jam, Bayi "Cyclopia" Hembuskan Nafas Terakhir| date=2018-09-14}}</ref> *On March 16, 2022, a boy was born in [[Al Bayda, Yemen]], with cyclopia. He died 7 hours after birth. He was seen in photos taken by Yemeni journalist Karim Zarai.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-19 |title=One-eyed baby born in Yemen dies 7 hours later |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/yemen/one-eyed-baby-born-in-yemen-dies-7-hours-later-1.86570881 |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=gulfnews.com |language=en}}</ref> *In March 2024, a pig was born in [[Ilocos Sur]], [[Philippines]], with cyclopia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cyclops pig, isinilang sa Ilocos Sur |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/balitambayan/umg/901009/cyclops-pig-isinilang-sa-ilocos-sur/story/}}</ref> *On December 21, 2024, a black she-goat was born in [[Shivasatakshi Municipality|Shivasatakshi]], [[Jhapa District|Jhapa]] ([[Nepal]]), with cyclopia.
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