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A rare two-headed turtle hatchling has been found on Cape Cod with a condition called bicephaly

From the Newshound archive · first published 19 September 2026 · last updated 20 September 2026.

The rare two-headed turtle hatchling found on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, whose condition — bicephaly — means its two heads may pull in competing directions, reducing its chances of surviving in the wild.
The rare two-headed turtle hatchling found on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, whose condition — bicephaly — means its two heads may pull in competing directions, reducing its chances of surviving in the wild.

A two-headed turtle hatchling found on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, has both heads stemming from bicephaly, an uncommon developmental condition. Though rare, bicephaly is a documented phenomenon across reptiles and several other animal species.

Bicephaly is rare but recorded in reptiles, and the hatchling is currently under observation.

In the wild, two-headed reptiles tend to struggle to survive because their heads pull in competing directions.

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