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In case you haven't noticed, our coverage of the world of wildlife is as far-reaching as a narwhal tusk. That's why we're perfectly primed to bring you all of the week's turtle stories.

The first came to us from Brooklyn's Kensington neighborhood, where a rare two-headed specimen has been stolen from a pet supply store. It had been residing in the shop's window as a mascot of sorts.

Owner Sean Casey had gotten the turtle(s) from a man in Florida who rescued a bunch of eggs last year. And while deformed turtles tend not to live very long, Casey feels it (they?) could keep on keeping on if returned to his care.

But that's not the least of the turtle-related news out there. A disabled female tortoise in Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo evidently has a new lease on her sex life after being fitted with a customized skateboard. As a result, she's already got a romance going with a new beau and a couple of killer moves on the half-pipe.

And in Washington, D.C., a GPS-equipped box turtle recently helped cops bust a marijuana grower. The turtle was part of a research project and his find was inadvertent. If there's one thing we know about our little shelled friends, it's that they would never knowingly be involved in such a blatant buzzkill.