Endangered Species | Cambodia: Rare Siamese Crocodile Egg Hatches

Footage released by conservation group Fauna and Flora shows a group of 60 Siamese crocodiles hatching in Cambodia.


Five Siamese crocodile nests were discovered in Cardamom National Park in mid-May. They contained 106 eggs, 66 of which were fertilized. 60 eggs eventually hatched successfully.

According to scientists, there are about 1,000 Siamese crocodiles in the world, including 300 individuals in the wild in Cambodia.

These hatchings therefore give new hope for the survival of this species, one of the most threatened in the world, declared nature defenders on Thursday.


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