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Vicious Predators Hatching

By greenexpander ⋅ May 16, 2008 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

Most of us only think of adults when we say crocodiles. But there’s a softer side to the vicious predators - the little babies hatching from the egg. Most of the times, the eggs are harvested from the wild to ensure all the little ones have a chance to hatch and fully grow, in order to prevent crocodilles becoming extinct. For these eggs, sex is determined by temperature - males are producted at 31.6 degrees celsius, while females at lower or slightly higher temperatures. Here’s how the little guys look when they first see the light.

Tags: animals, crocodiles, eggs, hatching