Texas turtle with 2 heads crawls into hearts, Facebook

Published: Sunday, July 28, 2013, 5:39?p.m.
Updated 1 hour ago

SAN ANTONIO ? A two-headed turtle born last month at the San Antonio Zoo has become so popular her keepers started a Facebook page for her, the San Antonio Express reported.

?We get inquires from people wanting to know how they're doing,? said zoo spokeswoman Debbie Rios-Vanskike, who gets calls and emails from around the world about the two-headed Texas cooter, named Thelma and Louise.

While uncommon, two-headed turtles occasionally hatch as a result of twin embryos that didn't fully separate. So far, it appears that Thelma and Louise, born on June 18, are completely healthy.

?They are doing amazing,? Rios-Vanskike said. ?They're eating. They're getting along. They're swimming together. There are no signs that there's anything wrong with them.?

The Facebook page on Sunday listed Thelma and Louise as a single female who attended the ?University of Turtledome.? Favorite bands include the Turtles.

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