Platysternons hatched at Prospect Zoo!

[maroonus]

Amazing! I've never known zoos to hatch them until now.

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Big-Headed-Turtle-Prospect-Park-Zoo-Brooklyn-236026871.html

 

[Tom]

Wow that is GREAT news. I hope this is just the beginning of a new trend!

 

[maroonus]

Wow that is GREAT news. I hope this is just the beginning of a new trend!

Very great news. Usually zoos are the worst at breeding reptiles and normally focus on fuzzy mammals.

 

[Kapidolo Farms]

That was a explosive hatching if filmed at real time speed. Out in a just a few seconds.

 

[maroonus]

That was a explosive hatching if filmed at real time speed. Out in a just a few seconds.

They hatch out quickly like sea turtles.