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Volunteers spot rare two-headed baby turtle in US beach. Seen the pics yet?

ByTrisha Sengupta
Jul 28, 2021 12:37 PM IST

The rare two-headed turtle spotted in a beach in the US was released into the ocean after being photographed.

this two-headed baby turtle which was spotted in the Edisto Beach State Park, USA. A post about the rare creature has now intrigued people. There is a possibility that it will amaze you too.

The image shows the rare two-headed baby turtle.(Facebook/@SC.State.Parks)
The image shows the rare two-headed baby turtle.(Facebook/@SC.State.Parks)

South Carolina State Parks took to Facebook to share the story of the turtle along with two images. They wrote that the creature was spotted during a routine inventory of sea turtle nest. “Three to five days after a sea turtle nest shows signs of a major emergence, we dig down to determine the success of the nest by counting the hatched eggs, unhatched eggs and on occasions also find live hatchlings,” they explained.

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In the few following lines, the park shared that the “two-headed hatchling is the result of a genetic mutation”. They added that the creature was eventually released into the ocean.

Take a look at the post:

Since being shared, the post has gathered more than 1,800 reactions and nearly one thousand re-shares. People shared varied comments while reacting to the post.

“Awesome find! Good job turtle patrol,” wrote a Facebook user. “WOW! I’m so glad they sent it/them into the sea, to live a hopefully long life,” shared another. “What a great find,” expressed a third.

What are your thoughts on the share?

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