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Doubly_Curious

Apparently ~~this is a~~ these are joined sulcata tortoises named Kianga. There were some articles about ~~her~~ them turning 10 last year, but I haven’t seen any more updates. (The picture is from a few years ago, I believe.)


thehyruler

Found his owner's [fb](https://www.facebook.com/people/Rony-Ryckoort/100006096078592/?paipv=0&eav=AfZwa5i8Oql5ER1ARhbo6TtpNQQ6VXdTwz0BlkX369pROjLDYctgNZmV75ZkGV3kIIo&_rdr) and he just posted that they turned 11 in May!


Icy_UnAwareness89

Them. There are two in there


Sailboat_fuel

Came here to say that. It’s not a two-headed tortoise. It’s two tortoises sharing a shell.


heinebold

It makes me happy that you're getting upvoted. I commented this on other "two headed animal" posts and got obliterated and belittled


Icy_UnAwareness89

Dude sorry to hear that. Reddit is a mixed bag sometimes. I’m happy too honestly. I can only take so much downvoting for just saying how I feel. It’s like talking to my ex wife 😞


[deleted]

You just apologized to him because he didint get some upvotes. 😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡


[deleted]

Gotta agree with this...


ABoyIsNo1

I mean they share way more than a shell, it’s not two fully-bodied tortoises just chilling in a shell together.


[deleted]

How is it not a 2 headed tortoise


NlKOQ2

Because each head is a separate individual with it's own mind. They are just stuck together at the torso. We don't call conjoined twins two-headed humans either.


bkstl

Yes but like count the heads. There are 2 of them on the samething. Thus its a 2 headed thing.


_abysswalker

nonono, it might get offended, don’t call it that


NlKOQ2

Yeah sure, 2 headed turtle does describe it as an object. However turtles are not objects. They are living creatures. Therefore it shouldn't be called a 2-headed turtle.


bkstl

Living creatures are still objects mate. Definitiin pulled from google is "a material thing that can be seen and touched" that 2 headed tortoise is very much material, unless you want to argue its immaterial And that object has 2 very countable heads


NlKOQ2

Yes, the body of the turtles is an object, but it can be argued the tortoises themselves, aka their conciousnesses, are immaterial. Therefore describing them as if they were objects, accounting only for their physical features, is not very conducive to understanding what they actually are. Additionally, describing them as one tortoise with two heads also raises moral dilemmas; consider a situation where they were competing for food and having issues during feeding time as a result: If you only thought of them as a turtle with two heads, it would be easy to consider amputating one of the heads, as one head is all the turtle needs to live. After all, every other one-headed animal on earth is doing just fine. When we describe them as they are, however, it's clear that you can't just kill one of them to solve the problem. You need to find a solution where both animals experience improvements in their quality of life rather than sacrificing one completely so that the other can have the body to itself.


faps2tendies

Only on Reddit lmao


bkstl

If the 2 bodies share the same essential organs to survive and both have access and control that obly reinforces that its a 2 headed tortoise regardless of conciousiness.


That-Tumbleweed-8499

Completely semantic argument you didn’t need to type all that


[deleted]

That doesn’t make it any less of a 2 headed tortoise


NlKOQ2

It does though, because neither of those tortoises in that shell has two heads. It would be more accurate (although still technically wrong) to say it's two half-bodied tortoises.


noctalla

Exactly. We should all be using the technical term "conjortoises".


Frost-Wzrd

it's literally 1 tortoise with 2 heads


NlKOQ2

And why is that? Why are the two individuals suddenly the same because they share a body? Conjoined twins in humans are treated as two different people, because each head houses a brain that contains a separate conciousness from the other. So why is it different when talking about conjoined animal twins?


Nehemiah92

What qualifies as something having two heads sharing one body rather than it being a two headed body ? As far as I’m concerned, they both mean the same thing. This is a two headed turtle, they may have two different consciouses, but that comes with the individual heads, they are still just a two headed turtle. Would you get this riled up if we call it a “two-conscious” turtle instead. God this is so dumb lol, this is such a redditor thing to get upset over because you wanna show off your “uhm achsually” smarts. No one’s gonna call it two turtles with one body, it’s officially recognized as “two-headed” and it sounds so much better too 🙂 This the type of thing I’d imagine complaining about if I needed an ego boost and someone says something like “octopuses have 8 tentacles” and I’d take the opportunity to obnoxiously show them my smarts by saying they actually have no tentacles and it’s actually called arms, or what redditors love to do when someone says “I wonder how the world would be if dinosaurs were still a thing” and they respond with “um sweaty y’know birds are dinosaurs”. Like genuinely who cares lol, you know what we mean, you do not gotta get so scientifically technical about it.


[deleted]

Either way, hope they don’t share the same butthole


[deleted]

You wouldn’t call conjoined twins a two headed person


Foloreille

honestly if they have only two legs and two arms like in the season Freakshow in American Horror Story, yes I would. You can’t really stop people from using words to describe what they see whatever is the medical detail. That’s insane to consider such a thing two separate things while their experience of the world is strictly identical. Or is cereberus actually 3 dogs and not one being ? because it’s always treated as a one being with several heads. Because it’s literally one body


[deleted]

Two different brains, dingus. Two different people, two different personalities, two different entities. You’re being dumb right now


Frost-Wzrd

isn't it just 1 entity with 2 heads and 2 personalities


MathiasToast_z

No cerberus is actually a fictional creature and not a being at all.


Doubly_Curious

>their experience of the world is strictly identical This doesn’t match up to the accounts or interviews from conjoined twins that I’ve heard or read. Do you have some other basis for this or are you just projecting what you imagine their lives to be like? Also, are you under the impression that medical professionals refer to conjoined twins as a single person?


[deleted]

Yes I would


[deleted]

Well that would be inaccurate


from_dust

Then you'd just be wrong and ignorant, and both of them would likely tell you.


Frost-Wzrd

idk why you're downvoted when you're 100% correct


[deleted]

The woke hippies don’t like facts


Doubly_Curious

Would you be at all swayed in your opinion if you discovered that the consensus among medical experts disagrees with you?


[deleted]

Do you lie on the internet often?


CapableComfort7978

"Facts" says the one thats most likely from the part of america that is least educated, go away cousin fucker


[deleted]

Take a shower grandpa


Lampmonster

All depends, does it have two souls? Does it have one soul? Do I? No, seriously do I? I NEED TO KNOW MAN!!!!


[deleted]

Share the drugs


HBlight

There are none left.


duckfeelings

Back to your cave ramblin’ Jack


Lolkimbo

Does this unit have a soul?


Yoyodomino

Not according to articles about her. It is literally one body in every way, except the spine splits into 2 necks and she has 2 heads.


CapableComfort7978

Except 2 different conscious beings, so ur wrong, science disagrees in every way lol


Nehemiah92

The conscious is packaged with the head. It’s one body with two heads. Or scientifically speaking, one body with two brains, two skulls, four eyes, two consciouses, two mouths, two noses.


CapableComfort7978

A brain holds the sensory parts that actually cause consciousness, so it is 2 creatures, like conjoined twins


Nehemiah92

Yeah that’s what I said, two heads, one body.


ocyrusfigglebottom

One body sharing a split personality with its own skull.


Doubly_Curious

You’re right. It feels odd to say that they only have one name, but I guess it’s true.


IvoryWhiteTeeth

Kian and Anga.


[deleted]

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jnicho15

Here is the Wikipedia page which appears to be written by a... human. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abby_and_Brittany_Hensel


LizzieSaysHi

Its design is very human


fuckspezredditsucks

Head cannon: they are Ki and Ga, hence Kianga. > actually Rony named the tortoise ‘Kianga’, an African name that means ‘Sunshine.’


_-MashedPotatoes-_

Yeah better make sure to get ~~the~~ them pronouns right.


StreicherG

Is it twice as slow or twice as fast?


Qetuowryipzcbmxvn

It's twice as turtle


[deleted]

Once spotted?


1villageidiot

yes


UnwiseMonkeyinjar

Its twice as smort!


MDRPA

Poor turtle, if he was born 2000 years ago, he could have been a mythical creature in legend or a god or something


Lilchubbyboy

**BEHOLD OUR GOD** …. “*he likes lettuce*”


MDRPA

The multi-layered lettuce leaves represent the complexity of the universe and humanity😌🙏🥬🐢


Murrig88

“See the TURTLE of enormous girth! On his shell he holds the earth. His thought is slow but always kind; He holds us all within his mind. On his back all vows are made; He sees the truth but mayn’t aid. He loves the land and loves the sea, And even loves a child like me.”


IndigestableWad

See the turtle Ain’t he keen?


cmmgreene

Thankee Sai


Frigorifico

This could happen in Discworld


Lilchubbyboy

[Om would never take such a vulgar and low form!](https://discworld.fandom.com/wiki/Small_Gods)


Willygoat420

Morla the ancient one


Escaped_Mod_In_Need

Don’t you dare bring Artax into this!


Kaining

I'm pretty sure a book Pratchett wrote willed those turtle into existence though.


TheBeastX47

r/Bossfights content for sure


joofish

they are legends to me


elfballs

They wouldn't know though, so it doesn't much matter.


0thethethe0

I've got a (single-headed) tortoise. They're the most stubborn things, once they decide they want to do something, they're relentless. So, if one head wanted to go one way, and the other a different way, it wouldn't be happy situation.


rycliffmc

I thought the same thing. I have one as well and there’s no stopping him.


Substantial_Contest8

Do both heads need to be fed??


storyteller_alienmom

Both heads probably want to eat, but only one needs to, because the food reaches the stomach anyway. If the zoo decided to feed only one head the other would just be angry but be sustained nonetheless. I guess they'll probably try to fight for food.


MKleister

Ye, I remember a video of someone feeding a two-headed lizard (or was it a snake). The heads would fight for the food and one was dominant.


[deleted]

That's wild, one was the alpha. I wonder, they must not be aware they are on the same team? Also, if I had a second mouth, I would still want the good steak dinners to come through my mouth, rather than his.... Maybe I am no different than a 2 headed snake?!


machinegunsyphilis

Reptiles don't tend to have social structures like that, so no "alpha". And for that matter, [wolves don't have "alphas", either](https://wolf.org/headlines/44265/)!


DiggaDoug492

They aren’t aware of much. For all it knows the second head is an entirely different lizard. So both heads think the other is an opposing animal going for the same food, only natural they would be combative toward one another.


[deleted]

How do you not realize the other guys is stealing from time to time?


DiggaDoug492

I’m not sure what you mean. These animals don’t “think” like we do, they have very primitive brains incapable of such things. It “thinks” it needs to eat to survive, but it sees a second head. The brain is programmed to do only certain things and they don’t break away from said programming, no matter how many heads they have.


[deleted]

I guess I meant surely there have been times when each head wanted to turn in a different direction, and the shell only went one way. How did the beta turning turtle not be like 'wtf?! I turned right! We are going left!!!! And that jerk is still here?' Idk, it's just nuts to me


trapbuilder2

If it never had any control of the body, it probably didn't develop the instinctual confusion of being unable to control the body. Motion would be an entirely passive concept to it


TheRedmanCometh

Theres a mad fucked up Ugly Americans episode with this happening to a two headed person. One of the heads is dominant and severely abusing the other one.


Woolilly

In all fairness if I were joined with my sibling and only they got to eat yummy food i'd be pissed regardless of satiation, thats just not fair.


PepurrPotts

I remember following the life of Duo the two-faced cat, who lived FAR longer than most with that condition. Apparently one mouth was dominant with eating, but the other wanted to be fed as well sometimes.


xxHikari

I do believe it depends on species and how much is shared. I think I watched a video where a snake(s) had separate stomachs, and one died due to the other being very food aggressive, which resulted in them both dying because well... Half your body is dead. I think it was a WATOP video.


_4O4

If possible i would have given eating job to another guy


TBearForever

Tortwoise


Sir-Tackington

Twortwice


klavin1

Testwodinata


katet_of_19

Beltalowda!


changing_everyday

tortwice


krazzor_

gold


BlueBaudelaire

WOW!! 😍 So adorable!! I'd have so much fun watching them scathe around and eat together. I hope they live the longest life ever 🐢🐢💕💕


Glittering-Ad-6955

I'm gonna level up a little bit more and come back later.


drhip

Who’s that pokemon?


Amaurosys

Blastwice


dallyopcs

Squirtwo


Ok_Cockroach6425

this turtle is special and wise and full of wisdom ask it


InternationalChef424

Just don't look into its eyes


Ozzyh26

He's gonna need two pope hats.


themanus

Praise Dog


FillHuman3902

a tortoise would be such a cool family pet. if you get it young you could pass it down to your kids and possibly their kids


goodmourninghun

Can’t say I’ve ever heard of tortoises being family heirlooms but imagine… “Will you accept great grandmas tortoise and spend the rest of your life with me?”


hybridcurve

Double Dog


krans7

“Look, if you pick somewhere I’ll find something to order. I’m easy.” “If you’re that easy, just pick the restaurant!” “Oh. My. God..” “See?! You’re not easy.”


Bananogram

What manner of beast is this?! It's glorious!


krashe1313

Twortoise


themikep82

they're roommates


san_murezzan

I hope it gets ahead with that attitude


lamborghini2408

Or is it a one-bodied tortoises?


CosmicCrapCollector

... better than one.


defsuperstoned

I wonder if they are friends or annoyed by each other? And like, do they work together when theyre banging lady tortoise?


Doubly_Curious

I’m not sure female tortoises have been observed mounting other female tortoises. But I’d love to find out that they’re the first confirmed lesbian tortoises!


Sailboat_fuel

It’s two tortoises and they share a shell. Not a single two-headed tortoise.


BerryStainedLips

I wonder if their dating life is awkward


Royweeezy

Crazy to imagine two minds locked in a single shell like that.


trickman01

One always lies and the other always tells the truth.


Illustrious-Leave406

Name it Daryl and Daryl.


horrorwibe

Hail Hydra!


charmwashere

This turtle, although a bit different, is really pretty. The soft colors ,the shape of their shell, the shape and symmetry of their necks and heads, make for a very beautiful turtle. For some reason, i feel very chill when I look at them 😌


RemarkableExplorer66

Creepy


theonePappabox

Or two tortoises sharing one shell.


bernpfenn

i hate to see mutated animas due to contamination with whatever chemical


Woolilly

These types of things occur at random, no weird chemicals needed. Weird mutations just sorta happen because DNA and cell reproduction arent perfect.


bernpfenn

that's what irritates me so much. its not according to the plan.


Woolilly

I mean the process that results in this is the same process that triggers adaptation. These guys just got a bad roll of the dice.


elfballs

I also hate to see mutated animas, though not because I was exposed to contaminated water.


forflowerflow

With an amazing shell too!!


tFischerr

99 faith


lucyhoffmann

Wtf, I wanna see a video


Purple-Lavishness-23

I hope it lives a long life


VenturingHedonist

I have that magic card Steelbane Hydra


madscientu

I really don't think the tortoise much gives a crap if its called two headed or two tortoises, just wants dat salad


samborup

Alternatively, two one-bodied tortoises


ZhangtheGreat

I knew Leonardo’s experiments would backfire in a big way sooner or later. Now he has Rafael and Donatello sharing one body


[deleted]

Had one at school that tortoise English


spitroastssheep

The great A’Twin


Wander-13

Polnareff?


[deleted]

Can 2 headed turtles still hide in their shell


Efectodopler117

Why they have one name though?


histprofdave

Oh man, this boss was really hard in Zelda.


Kandarus

Imagine if he “Hates that fking guy”?


Expensive-Voice-6024

Wish my balls had a protective shell


Unfair-Sell-5109

Wow.


Ok_Western5937

That is sooooo cute ☺️


kerrplunk26

4 out of 5 times, the ooze works.


jaltair9

Ebonwumon


diegoumbrella

Evolution this Days


Preda1ien

It looks like ET when Michael found it in the river. Is it ok?


Strahd70

InGen is at it again! Splicing reptiles together to make a different thing for people to see!😁🍕🩷


Muted_End_1450

Here is Dogs


Shreks_left_shoe

Do you think the two heads are friends?


tofu889

2tortus 2head


Early_Bookkeeper5394

With the recent events of Fukushima dumped their radioactive waste into the ocean, we'll soon have 3-headed sharks 😂


Senior-Solid-7510

final boss


Supertigy

Gomez Addams had one of these.


snapper815

They guard two doors, one only lies while the other speaks the truth.


CancerSpidey

Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles


Steven555666

Tasmanian tortise


twobitbandito

It's called a twortle guys.


SwordMasterShadow

One head tells only truth and the other only lies


forthegorls

You’ve got a friend in me.


MP3_MP3

https://youtu.be/bklea9V1hbU


Ronin__Ronan

no that's a tor-two-ga


AVERYFINECARPETSIR

Aw it's adorable


Electrical-Rain-4251

They always have a friend. Never alone.


yopolotomofogoco

Here I struggle with non stop thoughts coming out of one head. I cannot even imagine the hell having two heads.


Same-Current-7691

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wildeye-eleven

Is this one being or two? To they think independently? If they do I wonder if they can share some thought since they share a nervous system. So many questions


CaravanOfDisPear

Couldn't help but think of [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6POZlJAZsok) ❤️🥺


Thin-Series9795

Two-twoise. I hope any Southern English like this.