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Two-headed tortoise born in Slovakia

Edited by GreenReaper as of 12:07
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large_mutant-torrtoise-two-heads.jpgA two-headed, five-legged tortoise was born in Slovakia two weeks ago, and displayed in Žilina on March 7.

The left head is named Magda and the right, Lenka. They are conjoined twins of a sulcata tortoise native to the Sahara Desert. If the tortoise survives to adulthood it may reach a length of 1m and weigh up to 75kg.

Although all are scientifically known as chelonians there is often confusion about the terms tortoise, turtle and terrapin. Although there are regional differences, a generally accepted definition is that chelonians on the land are tortoises, those in the sea are turtles and the ones in ponds/lakes/rivers/swamps are terrapins.

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Your rating: None Average: 2 (3 votes)

I think it has 3 heads & 4 legs, tho. :) ~ >,^.^,<

Your rating: None Average: 3 (3 votes)

Four legs good, two heads better!

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