Rare two - headed diamondback baby turtle hatchling found in Cape Cod

A rare two-headed diamondback terrapin hatchling was discovered at a protected nesting site on Cape Cod. The hatchling was identified during routine monitoring of the area's turtle population.

Diamondback terrapins are a species of turtle native to the brackish coastal waters of the eastern and southern United States. The occurrence of two-headed hatchlings, a condition known as bicephaly, is a rare biological anomaly in turtle development.