erydumaenhir:

strangebiology:

justinalanarnold:

Two-headed alligator spotted in Tampa, Florida along the Hillsborough River in the Seminole Heights neighborhood. According to Florida Fish and Wildlife, this alligator has been reported by several people. They explained that failed separation of monozygotic twins is common in reptiles and amphibians but they rarely reach this juvenile state.

I checked this out online…no sign of photoshop! This is honestly the first time I’ve seen a dicephalic, non-infant animal in the wild!

It’s hard to tell, but it still does look pretty young! That’s super cool.

It looks relatively healthy, too, not emaciated or anything. I’d be in favor of scooping it up to put it in a zoo and keep it alive longer, but it seems to be doing OK for now. Might have more difficulty when it has to sneak up on larger prey as it grows. That can’t be very hydrodynamic, either.