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China's Mutant Turtle Is Turning Heads (Literally!)

<div><p>He may not have ninja powers, but a mutant turtle from China's Shanxi province is proving to be just as popular as the film characters he reminds everyone of.</p><p>Mr. Wong, who owns a small fish and flowers shop, bought this unique red-eared slider turtle in a bulk order of the Brazilian reptiles. He noticed right away that this little critter was special, with two heads and six legs. </p><p>It doesn't seem like he can crawl around any faster than a regular turtle, but the extra limbs don't bother him either.</p><div><amp-facebook data-href="https://www.facebook.com/ChinaGlobalTVNetwork/videos/1634088316631982" layout="responsive" height="600" width="640"></amp-facebook></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p>The province's Institute of Medicine and Life says that while the reptile is a little strange, it's totally healthy. And so is Mr. Wong's business.</p><p>People have been crowding into his store every day to see this special critter up close. Apparently, it can blink all 4 eyes and move all 6 legs. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/GGTN.PNG" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/GGTN_GH_content_550px.PNG 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/GGTN_GH_content_650px.PNG 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>CGTN</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Red-eared sliders live for up to 2 decades, so hopefully this reptile celebrity will have lots of years in the spotlight.</p><p>Maybe he could even have a cameo in the next Ninja Turtles movie!</p><p><strong>Share this strange creature with someone you know!</strong></p><p></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p></div>

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