Two-headed tortoise Janus turning 25 with a special celebration

A two-headed tortoise in Switzerland is celebrating his twenty fifth birthday on Saturday. 

Janus, a Greek tortoise named after the two-headed Roman god, hatched on the Geneva Pure Historical past Museum in 1997 — and nonetheless lives there right this moment. 

As a result of he has two heads, in addition to two hearts, two lungs and two personalities, Janus wouldn’t have survived within the wild. He can’t transfer each heads into his shell to keep away from predators, as Reuters reported.

On the Geneva Natural History Museum, Janus is cared for by Angelica Bourgoin and a crew of individuals.

The crew feeds him natural salads, offers him day by day massages and baths and takes him for normal walks, in line with Reuters.

Workers additionally check the reptile’s general condition, in addition to his eyes, neck, breastplate and mobility daily, in line with the museum web site.

Janus even rides on a custom-made skateboard, Reuters reported.

“I believe it’s due to the eye we give him and our devotion that he’s nonetheless right here right this moment,” Bourgoin advised Reuters.

Janus’ two personalities can typically result in battle, in line with Reuters. 

“The appropriate head is extra curious, extra awake — it has a a lot stronger character,” Bourgoin stated. 

“The left head is extra passive and likes to eat.”

Bourgoin believes Janus is the oldest bicephalic tortoise on this planet. 

This weekend, he has a particular social gathering to have fun his twenty fifth birthday, Reuters reported.

The museum is holding a number of occasions on Saturday together with alternatives for guests to take selfies with Janus and be taught extra concerning the distinctive tortoise, in line with a Fb put up.

Reuters contributed reporting to this text.