 By the middle of November the British Royal Family were so interested in the story that they sent St. André and Samuel Molyneux , secretary to the Prince of Wales , to investigate . Apparently , they were not disappointed ; arriving on 15 November they were taken by Howard to see Toft , who within hours delivered a rabbit 's torso . St. André 's account details his examination of the rabbit . To check if it had breathed air , he placed a piece of its lung in water to see if it would float — which it did . St. André then performed a medical examination on Toft , and concluded that the rabbits were bred in her Fallopian tubes . In the doctors ' absence , Toft later that day reportedly delivered the torso of another rabbit , which the two also examined . They again returned that evening to find Toft again displaying violent contractions . A further medical examination followed , and St. André delivered some rabbit skin , followed a few minutes later by a rabbit 's head . Both men inspected the <unk> pieces of flesh , noting that some resembled the body parts of a cat . 
