{"id":63102,"date":"2025-08-12T04:26:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T04:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/63102\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T04:26:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T04:26:14","slug":"siamese-crocodile-hatchlings-reunited-with-parents-in-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/63102\/","title":{"rendered":"Siamese crocodile hatchlings reunited with parents in zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CrocodilesCrocodiles of the World<\/p>\n

Three Siamese crocodile brothers have been successfully reunited with their parents<\/p>\n

Three critically endangered Siamese crocodile hatchlings have been reunited with their parents after their birth earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Hugo and Rebecca are the proud parents of the little reptile brothers at Crocodiles of the World in Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.<\/p>\n

Their eggs were removed from the nest for artificial incubation, to ensure the best temperatures for healthy development.<\/p>\n

Colin Stevenson, head of education at the zoo, said the crocodiles were “excellent parents” and the little ones were being well looked after.<\/p>\n

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The reptiles are considered critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature<\/p>\n

The newest arrivals have not been named yet and have been sitting out basking, then “swimming over and sitting on mum or dad’s back,” he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Stevenson, originally from Sydney Australia, said: “It’s a bit of a surprise to a lot of people that crocs are such good parents.<\/p>\n

“They’re the only reptiles that show extended and quite detailed parental care.”<\/p>\n

It is “excellent” from an education point of view, he said, as the team was able to monitor the crocodiles’ parent and child relationship in action.<\/p>\n

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“Crocodilians are excellent parents,” said expert Colin Stevenson<\/p>\n

“Both mum and dad are extremely protective of the young ones,” he said, which made feeding and maintaining the enclosures “tricky” for the keepers.<\/p>\n

“The parents are extra sensitive at the moment because they’re in protective mode and everything can be seen as a threat to the hatchlings,” Mr Stevenson said.<\/p>\n

The animals, which can live into their 50s, usually grow to around 6,000 times their birth size.<\/p>\n

They are native to Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam and are considered critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.<\/p>\n

They were near to extinction but have been making a comeback in some areas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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