The first baby was born at 2 AM on October 24 with no complications. Then, to the zookeepers surprise, a second baby was born that they (obviously) were not anticipating. He came 10 hours later.
A Florida woman died of an infection shortly after giving birth to twins and on the same day of the funeral of her slain boyfriend — the baby's father.
According to ABC News, three sets of New Year's twins were born in different years -- one twin born at the tail end of 2013 and the other at the beginning of 2014. What's even more special about this rarity is that one set of those twins was born right here in Abilene. To top it all off, the Abilene twins and mother made national news, including ABC and NBC.