Happy Historic Hatching

Oh snap! November 6, 2017 brought the San Diego Zoo’s first-ever hatching of West African dwarf crocodiles—actually, eight  of them! Three baby crocs successfully hatched on their own, keepers assisted a fourth one in hatching, and three more emerged throughout the day. The new hatchlings are being cared for behind the scenes—and the parents, an 11-year-old female named Yendi and a 50-year-old male named Kumba, can be seen by guests in the West African Forest habitat at Conrad Prebys Africa Rocks. Guests to the San Diego Zoo can see the world’s smallest crocodilian species—which can reach a length of about 5 feet—at the Zoo’s Africa Rocks habitat, although the hatchlings will not be viewable until they are older and larger.

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