Rare Two-Headed Turtle Born at India’s Odisha Zoo
Rare two-headed turtle takes birth at Nandankanan Zoological Park in India’s Odisha state
Sangeeta YadavAccording to Nandankanan Zoological Park officials, the red-eared slider turtle gave birth to two babies – one hatchling is normal, the other has two heads. People are flocking to the Nandankanan Zoological Park in India’s Odisha to see a two-headed turtle born on Monday, media reports have claimed. Calling it a rare incident and a case of genetic disorder, Nandankanan Zoological Park’s Deputy Director Sanjeet Kumar told Indian media that the red-eared slider turtle laid eggs on the sand a few days ago, out of which two babies hatched. The zoologists are leaving no stone unturned in taking full care of the new-born turtles and providing a safe environment inside the park’s reptile enclosure. “Curators and veterinarians of the zoo are consulting the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and experts to save the life of the hatchling. The baby turtle has been kept in a box at the reptile park. We are trying to provide suitable environment to the hatchling,” Kumar told Kalingatv. As of now, the two-headed turtle hatchling is fit and fine and moving normally around its enclosure.
