What has two heads and six legs? An adorable diamondback terrapin baby turtle found in Barnstable, Massachusetts. The hatchling was discovered by the Barnstable Department of Natural Resources after it hatched this past fall. They run a head start program that protects the endangered terrapin turtle — the only North American turtle species that lives in brackish water, which is less salty than sea water.
The diamondback terrapin became vulnerable to extinction due to pet trading and human consumption over the last century (they were once commonly eaten in soup). The head start program finds nests vulnerable to predators or weather and keeps the turtle hatchlings in captivity for the first year to aid their survival.
(Credit: Priya Patel)
