More than 1,500 baby saltwater crocodiles have broken out of their eggshells to make their way to water bodies in and around Odisha’s Bhitarkanika national park, thus re-establishing the region as the country's largest habitat of these animals, officials said on Tuesday.
1,348 baby saltwater crocodiles have broken out of their eggshells to make their way to water-bodies in and around Odisha’s Bhitarkanika national park, marking the culmination of annual breeding and nesting season of these endangered reptiles.
According to him, it takes years of practice to master the right pressure and technique that need to be applied to make the holes and blow out the content. It is then rinsed and washed before being kept out in the sun for a few days.
The best eggs really come from hens that spend their days outdoors in a natural environment and scratch for insects, seeds and earthworms in the soil.
