A rare two-headed tortoise was filmed slowly crawling across a table by scientists after it was discovered in south-western Turkey.
According to IHA, the unusual creature was discovered by a tourist in the Pamukkale hotsprings. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Two tortoises, one with a head and the other with six legs, are seen moving in sync down the table.
A rare two-headed tortoise, which was found at the at the Pamukkale hot springs in south-western Turkey, was spotted by a tourist
Films show the strange animal crawling slowly on a table while scientists record it in their laboratory.
This footage captures both tortoises moving together in sync to slide down the table.
Amazingly, the animal can actually be seen moving slowly and steadily down the table.
It was impossible for the tortoise to survive in wild, so the two-headed one was brought to Pamukkale University Biology Department.
Professor Dr Eyup Baskale of the Pamukkale University Biology Department said that the tortoise shares one digestive system, even though it has two heads.
The survival odds of this four-week old tortoise in wild would be extremely low. Therefore, it is being cared for at the University’s Laboratory.
Two-headed tortoise above would not have survived wild, so it was brought to Pamukkale University Biology Department
Because it’s rare for anyone to have such a special specimen, the researchers will be closely studying them.
Because they are so diverse in size, tortoises can be fascinating for scientists. The Galapagos giant tortoise measures up to 1.2m (3.9ft) long while the Speckled Cape tortoise only measures a few inches.
Researchers are not sure what kind of tortoise the two-headed specimen could be.