Extra-special two-headed turtle

This two-headed red slider turtle, now living at Big Al's Aquarium Supercenter in Pennsylvania, is particularly rare because the heads are on opposite sides of the shell. From The Metro:

Jay Jacobi, the shop's exotic reptile manager, said: "The two heads seem to have their own thoughts, operating independently.

"But sometimes they seem to put their two heads together and move in the same direction, feed together, walk together."

Link (via Fortean Times)

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kmadd

“Twice the pet, none of the mess” -Bart Simpson
Honeyschool Die

That’s some horrible writing in that article. Three names?
Christovir

Is it immature of me that my first thought was “where does it poo?”
David Pescovitz

In the toilet! Duh!
june

Christovir, if you are immature then take comfort in the fact that you have plenty of company. It was my first thought, too!
Robbo

Poo was my first thought too. I sure hope those little guys aren’t just storing it up in there.
AaronZ

This is literally right around the corner from me! I was just at ‘Big Als’ this past weekend. I’ll have to swing by and check out the turtle. I’ll ask how it, uh, expels waste and let y’all know. :)

BTW, This store is an awesome business model. It’s a huge aquarium store in a somewhat depressed strip mall. All the products are up front in typical layout, but the back is set up like a small aquarium. It’s a popular place for moms to take their kids to kill a couple hours, and the store probably does great business by doubling as an ‘attraction’ of sorts.
I think it’s great that they’re getting international attention from this interesting oddity.
abb3w

Big Al should give it to the Hensel Twins.