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MEET the incredible twins who are joined at the head.

But despite them being conjoined at the top of their skull they have separate brains.

Honey and Singh were born conjoined at the head
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Honey and Singh were born conjoined at the headCredit: Cover Asia Press / Sadasib Patra

Honey and Singh, two, were born with a condition known as craniopagus.

Craniopagus is the term given to twins that are conjoined at the cranium but still have two separate bodies, rather than craniopagus parasiticus in which there is a second head with no body.

The twins were born at their local hospital in the Kandhamal district of Orissa on March 9, 2015.

The poverty stricken family hopes to one day see their twins live separate lives.

They will be referred to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi for further scans to determine if they can be separated.

While their condition is rare they are not the only twins to be born joined at the head.

The pair have a condition called craniopagus
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The pair have a condition called craniopagusCredit: Cover Asia Press / Sadasib Patra
Their parents are hoping they will be able to have surgery to be separated
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Their parents are hoping they will be able to have surgery to be separatedCredit: Cover Asia Press / Sadasib Patra

Last month twins from Philadelphia were separated in an 11-hour surgery.

Sisters Erin and Abby Delaney were born joined at the top of their heads.

Their parents Heather and Riley learned they were expecting conjoined twins about 11 weeks into Heather's pregnancy.

Despite being joined at the head the pair have separate brains
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Despite being joined at the head the pair have separate brainsCredit: Cover Asia Press / Sadasib Patra
Their condition is rare but they are not the only twins to be born joined at the head
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Their condition is rare but they are not the only twins to be born joined at the headCredit: Cover Asia Press / Sadasib Patra

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When a mum is pregnant with twins a fertilised egg will split and develop into two individuals.

This usually happens eight to 12 days after conception.

It is believed conjoined twins occur when the embryos split later than this, usually between 13 and 15 days.

The separation stops before the process is complete and the result is twins that are joined at some point on their body, usually the head, chest, torso, pelvis or spine.

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