Tiny endangered turtle twins hatch from same egg in 1-in-3000 event

February 23, 2024 3:39 PM

Tiny endangered turtle twins hatch from same egg in 1-in-3000 event amid efforts to save the species. When scientists discovered seven baby Bell's turtles in a batch of six incubated eggs in the NSW Northern Tablelands recently, they were initially stumped.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries (5 comments total)

in 1-in-3000 event

Sounds more like a 2-in-1 event to me...

Still cool either way.
posted by Greg_Ace at 4:58 PM on February 23, 2024 [3 favorites]

Again, give this MeFite an award
posted by kensington314 at 5:14 PM on February 23, 2024 [2 favorites]

Aw thanks! ...Oh, you meant -- never mind.
posted by Greg_Ace at 7:59 PM on February 23, 2024 [1 favorite]

hey, I have a friend on the biology faculty there! I'll have to get in touch and find out if she's seen* the tiny twins!

*or better yet scritched the shells of
posted by martin q blank at 8:10 PM on February 23, 2024 [2 favorites]

Fuck, if someone had told me "egg" was an option, I would have chosen it. Gestating human twins makes breathing and eating really stupid hard for way too long. EGGS!
posted by atomicstone at 9:25 PM on February 23, 2024 [1 favorite]