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Two-headed baby sea turtle found along SC beach

Workers and volunteers at Edisto Beach State Park recently came across a two-headed baby sea turtle.

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Two-headed baby sea turtle found along SC beach
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EDISTO ISLAND, S.C. — Workers and volunteers at Edisto Beach State Park recently came across a two-headed baby sea turtle.
WMBF News reports they were conducting a normal inventory of turtle nests when they noticed three loggerhead hatchlings -- and one had two heads.

According to experts, it’s the result of a genetic mutation.

Other two-headed hatchlings have been found at state parks in the past, but it’s the first recorded at Edisto Beach State Park.

After taking a few photos to mark the occasion, the hatchling and two others found were safely released into the ocean.

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