Two-headed dolphin: 'similar to conjoined twins'
Two-headed dolphin washes ashore on a beach in western Turkey, according to Dogan news agency. A vacationing gym teacher discovered the two-headed dolphin, which scientists say is a rare occurrence.
Two-headed dolphin washes ashore on a beach in western Turkey, according to Dogan news agency. A vacationing gym teacher discovered the two-headed dolphin, which scientists say is a rare occurrence.
Turkish media reports say Turkish scientists will examine a two-headed聽dolphin聽that washed up on a beach in western Turkey.
The private Dogan news agency said the remains of conjoined聽dolphin聽calf were discovered on a beach in Dikili, near the Aegean city of Izmir last week by a vacationing gym teacher named Tugrul Metin.
"I couldn't take it in at first - I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me," Mr. Metin told The Daily Mail. "I've never even heard about a dolphin like this let alone seen one with my own eyes - I was completely shocked."
It quoted Akdeniz University marine biologist Mehmet Gokoglu as saying the聽dolphin聽was a rare occurrence, similar to conjoined twins.
Marine biologists at Akdeniz University will study the聽dolphin.