A two-headed turtle with five feet is raising eyebrows
in Slovakia after the bicephalic reptile hatched in the northern
town of Zilina seven weeks ago, local news agency SITA
reported.
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"I call it Magdalena or just Magda and Lena. Magda, is the
larger head and the smaller one is Lena," explained owner Roman
Gresak.
The African Spurred Tortoise (Geochelone sulcata) still fits
neatly in the palm of Gresak's hand, but it could grow to 90
centimetres, SITA reported.
Magdalena's fifth foot sticks out between the two heads, which
move independently.
Gresak insisted the turtle can thank its lucky stars that it was
born in captivity.
It would likely perish among predators in the wild as there is
not enough room inside the shell for both Magda and Lena to hide
their heads at once, he said.