Siamese Twin Turtles (2 photos + 2) (video)

Shelter staff showed off twin conjoined tortoises fused at the pelvis. Despite this rare anomaly, the turtles are doing well.





YouTubbers from the Garden State Tortoise Sanctuary rescued rare conjoined tortoise twins.

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The babies were named Hip and Hop.



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The video shows their first veterinary examination: an x-ray clearly shows which organs they share. Mutations like these are almost never seen in the wild.