Rare 2-headed green turtle found in Sabah hatchery

The two-headed turtle that emerged from a green turtle nest on Mabul Island, off Sabah’s Semporna district, yesterday.

The hatchling – one from a nest of 93 released – came up at the Mabul turtle hatchery run by SJ SEAS, the conservation arm of dive operator Scuba Junkie. “The Sabah Wildlife Department’s honorary wildlife wardens were all intrigued, as well as busy – we had two batches of hatchlings emerge last night and yet another turtle nesting,” he said.

“It is fascinating. The right head seems to control the front right flipper, and the left head the front left flipper.SWD’s Wildlife Rescue Unit chief veterinarian Dr Sen Nathan said dicephalism, or the condition of having two heads, is highly unusual, although not unheard of, with a similar case reported at Redang in 2014.“Unfortunately, these turtles would not survive in the wild, including this specimen, whose plastron is not fully developed or closed.

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