Two Headed Turtle

Friday, 28 September 2007

A Turtle with 2 heads was purchased by a pet store recently. The pet store bought the two headed turtle from a collector and plans to keep the turtle on display. The 2-month-old turtle, known as a red-eared slider, fits on a silver dollar. It has two heads sticking out from opposite ends of its shell, and four front legs and two back legs. The turtle is apparently healthy, and the species can live 15 to 20 years, said Jay Jacoby, manager of Big Al's Aquarium Supercenter in East Norriton. The turtle has not yet been named. The owner said he doesn't plan to sell it, and will keep it to attract people to the store. The store would not disclose how much it paid. The same exotic-turtle collector sold another Big Al's store a conjoined-twin turtle about 20 years ago, Jacoby said. The man lives in Florida, but he declined to identify him. Here is the MSNBC Video: http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=msnbc&vid=4ba688a6-83d2-4f78-a550-8e343fe2551d

 

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