Lato, Stop being dumbfounded. It's not bizarre. This abnormality is called "anencephaly" and it's not rare. One in every 1000 babies is born with this defect. Read more here: - http://www.sajha.com/sajha/html/openThread.cfm?forum=2&ThreadID=29303#235333 This baby is what is called a case of "anencephaly". Missing or underdeveloped skull and brain are the major features. The bulging eyes are due to underdeveloped supporting bones. For more information about "anencephaly": Anencephaly Net - http://www.anencephaly.net/ Anencephaly Information - http://www.anencephalie-info.org/e/index.htm Epidemiology of neural tube defects(a review paper) - http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/110434259/ABSTRACT