From the wild and wacky files: Two-headed turtle hatched in the Similans
Two heads are better than one, especially if you're a turtle eager for attention during the annual Mother's Day release of turtle hatchlings in Thailand
Are two heads really better than one? We certainly hope so for the sake of this cute little guy.
News site Phuketwan.com reports that officers showed off the 16-day-old creature -- hatched at the Navy’s Siliman islands reserve -- on Wednesday at Tablamu in Phang Nga, a province north of Phuket.
There is, of course, a scientific term for this condition: polycephaly. According to scientists, the most commonly observed two-headed animals are indeed turtles, as well as snakes.
For more on the double-nogginned reptile and photos of the annual release of turtle hatchlings at Cape Panwa on Phuket, check out the story on Phuketwan.com.
