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Twins Rachel (lower left) and Laura Moss share more than their looks. So do twins Jelani (upper left) and Omari Dickerson. In a set of twins, siblings have special connections. Identical twins start out in their mother’s womb as one egg that splits in two. Fraternal, or nonidentical, twins start differently, growing from two separate eggs. Fraternal twins don’t always look alike. But they still have a lot in common. When fraternal twins Jelani and Omari were young, they communicated with each other using words they invented and only they understood. The boys also seem to sense each other’s thoughts or feelings. Says their mother, “Once at camp one twin was missing. The other twin didn’t even know that but said, ‘My brother’s in trouble.’” Most twins have fascinating stories to tell.

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To learn more about twins, read “Face to Face With Twins” in the April 1998 issue of WORLD magazine. Click here to become a Junior Member of the National Geographic Society and receive WORLD each month, or call 800 437 5521.

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