The wonders of nature never cease to amaze. And when you think you may have seen it all, a two-headed sea turtle hatchling was found along a beach on Hilton Head Island.
Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head Island said the bicephalic hatchling was discovered during a nest inventory on Tuesday.
According to a post on Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head Island’s Facebook page, the mutation is more common in reptiles than in other animals but it is still very rare. As with other live hatchlings found during a nest inventory, the two-headed hatchling was released to the
ocean.
“We thought we had seen it all during this very busy season on Sea Turtle Patrol,” the post said.
Several years ago, Turtle Patrol members at Fripp Island found a two-headed hatchling, but that’s the only one we’ve seen, locally, other than Tuesday’s discovery.
Also, in the Facebook post, the Turtle Patrol gave the hatchling two names, instead of one. It wished good luck to “Squirt and Crush.”
