Endangered crocs hatched at Audubon Zoo

admin · 11-06-2014, 04:31 PM

Two brown false gharials, endangered freshwater reptiles that look similar to crocodiles, have been born at the Audubon Zoo Reptile Encounter ? marking the first time the species has been bred in captivity in America in five years. It?s the first false gharial births at Audubon Zoo, although the species has lived at the zoo since the 1980s.

The zoo?s staff says the gharials, part of the crocodilian group that also includes alligators, crocodiles and caimans, hatched several weeks ago and are only a few inches long.? [ Read more ]

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admin Site Admin Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,971 Blog Entries: 2	Endangered crocs hatched at Audubon Zoo Two brown false gharials, endangered freshwater reptiles that look similar to crocodiles, have been born at the Audubon Zoo Reptile Encounter ? marking the first time the species has been bred in captivity in America in five years. It?s the first false gharial births at Audubon Zoo, although the species has lived at the zoo since the 1980s. The zoo?s staff says the gharials, part of the crocodilian group that also includes alligators, crocodiles and caimans, hatched several weeks ago and are only a few inches long.? [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]