He has 2 hearts & 2 pairs of lungs.
Meet Janusthe two-headed tortoise who just turned 25, making it the oldest living two-headed tortoise in the world.
He first arrived at the museum in 1997 as an unhatched egg.
At the time, the museum had an animal facility that housed an incubator.
It was a surprise to everyone when a baby tortoise with two heads emerged.
Also, she explains, one personality is stronger than the other, and they don’t always agree.
Sometimes, they even want to go in different dieections.
Janus also has two hearts and two pairs of lungs.
The museum staff made the responsible decision to keep him as their mascot.
He wakes up to music, exercises every day, and he even has his own custom-madeskateboard.
To celebrate, the tortoise had a birthday party at theNatural History Museumin Geneva.
The rapturous reptile snacked ontasty treatsincluding watermelon decorated with bright pansy flowersto commemorate his special day.
