Post by Die Fledermaus on Oct 3, 2007 22:28:58 GMT -4
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070927/ap_on_sc/two_headed_turtle
Photo in article.
Here's another good one: www.unconfirmedsources.com/?itemid=1224
>> Two-headed turtle goes on display in Pa.
Thu Sep 27, 7:00 PM ET Yahoo.
A two-headed turtle captured by a turtle collector is a rare example of a conjoined-twin birth, its owner said.
The turtle would have likely died in the wild because it swims awkwardly and would be an easy target for predators, according to Jay Jacoby, manager of Big Al's Aquarium Supercenter in East Norriton.
The store bought the tiny turtle from the collector for an undisclosed price and will keep it on display, he said.
The 2-month-old turtle, known as a red-eared slider, fits on a silver dollar. It has two heads sticking out from opposite ends of its shell, along with a pair of front feet on each side. But there is just one set of back feet and one tail.
The turtle is seemingly healthy, and the species can live 15 to 20 years, Jacoby said. The turtle has not yet been named.
The same exotic-turtle collector sold another Big Al's store a conjoined-twin turtle about 20 years ago, Jacoby said. The man lives in Florida, but he declined to identify him. <<
Here is a different turtle, this one with six legs!
www.nypost.com/seven/10022007/news/regionalnews/twin_turtle_shell_shock.htm
SHOCK
TINY CONJOINED PAIR A HEAD TRIP
By KIERAN CROWLEY
October 2, 2007 -- Meet Jekyll & Hyde - extremely rare baby twin turtles - who share a shell and are now being studied by amazed scientists on Long Island.
The conjoined diamondback turtles, barely bigger than a thumbnail, were found 12 days ago at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, said Hofstra University Associate Professor of Biology Russell Burke.
Jekyll & Hyde "is a really weird animal" with six legs, two heads, two tails and one shell, he said.
"You can't look at this guy and not be amazed. He's pretty cool."
Chemical pollution could be responsible for the mutation, but the most likely explanation is "it happened completely naturally - because every reproduction event is a toss of the dice," Burke said. <<
Photo in article.
Here's another good one: www.unconfirmedsources.com/?itemid=1224
>> Two-headed turtle goes on display in Pa.
Thu Sep 27, 7:00 PM ET Yahoo.
A two-headed turtle captured by a turtle collector is a rare example of a conjoined-twin birth, its owner said.
The turtle would have likely died in the wild because it swims awkwardly and would be an easy target for predators, according to Jay Jacoby, manager of Big Al's Aquarium Supercenter in East Norriton.
The store bought the tiny turtle from the collector for an undisclosed price and will keep it on display, he said.
The 2-month-old turtle, known as a red-eared slider, fits on a silver dollar. It has two heads sticking out from opposite ends of its shell, along with a pair of front feet on each side. But there is just one set of back feet and one tail.
The turtle is seemingly healthy, and the species can live 15 to 20 years, Jacoby said. The turtle has not yet been named.
The same exotic-turtle collector sold another Big Al's store a conjoined-twin turtle about 20 years ago, Jacoby said. The man lives in Florida, but he declined to identify him. <<
Here is a different turtle, this one with six legs!
www.nypost.com/seven/10022007/news/regionalnews/twin_turtle_shell_shock.htm
SHOCK
TINY CONJOINED PAIR A HEAD TRIP
By KIERAN CROWLEY
October 2, 2007 -- Meet Jekyll & Hyde - extremely rare baby twin turtles - who share a shell and are now being studied by amazed scientists on Long Island.
The conjoined diamondback turtles, barely bigger than a thumbnail, were found 12 days ago at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, said Hofstra University Associate Professor of Biology Russell Burke.
Jekyll & Hyde "is a really weird animal" with six legs, two heads, two tails and one shell, he said.
"You can't look at this guy and not be amazed. He's pretty cool."
Chemical pollution could be responsible for the mutation, but the most likely explanation is "it happened completely naturally - because every reproduction event is a toss of the dice," Burke said. <<
I've seen two headed animals before, well in articles/tv, but never something that looked like this. I hope he lives a long and healthy life. 
