A rare baby turtle has been discovered with two heads — and seemingly two distinct personalities.

Cape Cod's salt marshes have now produced three bicephalic diamondback terrapins in five years, and scientists are struggling to explain why. The latest hatchling, weighing barely as much as a ...

A rare two-headed turtle was found in Cape Cod, marking the first such discovery in five years, and was brough to the Cape Wildlife Center for care.

During a conservation project in Cape Cod's Wellfleet Bay, volunteers stumbled upon a remarkable two-headed diamondback ...

Maryland’s state reptile deserves a place on the federal endangered species list, a group of concerned scientists is urging. The Diamondback terrapin, so-called for the geometric pattern atop its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last week, a college student majoring in ecology asked what my favorite turtle is. My answer: the diamondback terrapin. Anyone who ...

Forty-seven terrapin hatchlings were released at their nesting grounds in Freshkills Park after spending weeks incubating at the zoo.

A rare two-headed diamondback terrapin found on Cape Cod is under veterinary care in Massachusetts, where specialists are ...

A wildlife center is Massachusetts is caring for a diamondback terrapin born with an unusual feature: a second head.

Coastal residents and visitors in South Carolina have a new way to make a difference in the long-term conservation of the diamondback terrapin, a declining turtle species found in salt marshes. Just ...

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