Zoo Miami welcomes endangered baby Orinoco crocodiles
May 11, 2021 GMT
MIAMI (AP) Officials at Zoo Miami have been welcoming critically endangered baby Orinoco crocodiles over the past week.
The mother laid 45 eggs on Feb. 5 at the South Florida park, and they began hatching last week, the zoo announced on Facebook.
To prevent any loss due to predation or extreme weather, zoo staff collected the eggs several days after they were laid and placed them into incubators.
The hatching period is spread out over nearly two weeks because the eggs have been incubated at different temperatures, officials said. The sex of all crocodilians is determined by the temperature that the eggs are incubated at, with cooler temperatures producing females and warmer temperatures producing males.
Critically endangered crocodiles hatch at Zoo Miami
By Associated Press
(Courtesy: Zoo Miami)
MIAMI - Officials at Zoo Miami have been welcoming critically endangered baby Orinoco crocodiles over the past week.
The mother laid 45 eggs on Feb. 5 at the South Florida park, and they began hatching last week, the zoo announced on Facebook.
To prevent any loss due to predation or extreme weather, zoo staff collected the eggs several days after they were laid and placed them into incubators.
(Courtesy: Zoo Miami)
The hatching period is spread out over nearly two weeks because the eggs have been incubated at different temperatures, officials said.
By Claudia Mendoza
May 7, 2021
As we start getting back to some type of our normal lives, so are some celebrities.
Christina Aguilera made a stop at Zoo Miami earlier this week and she has the pic with Ron Magill to prove it.
Magill took the powerhouse singer on a tour of the facility and even made a FaceTime call to his daughter in Spain. He said, Thanks to that FaceTime call, all of a sudden, Dad was cool instead of embarrassing!
Though the trip to the zoo wasn t advertised by Christina, we do know she loves hanging out in Miami.
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Zoo Miami’s newest mother is a critically endangered Orinoco crocodile
On Feb. 5, she laid 45 eggs in a carefully excavated nest located in an off-exhibit holding area. Author: Ariana Gill Updated: 9:29 AM EDT May 6, 2021
MIAMI Well hey there mama!
Sunday, May 9, will be one endangered Orinoco crocodile s first Mother s Day.
On Feb. 5, the crocodile laid 45 eggs in a carefully dug nest located in a holding area away from the public at Zoo Miami. The eggs were then incubated to keep them safe.
Then, on May 2, the first egg finally cracked. A short time later, a little hatchling had fully emerged, followed by six more.