Baby crocodiles hatch
It's hatchling season for American crocodiles and while the species is imperiled overall, mother and baby crocs are thriving in the swamp surrounding a nuclear power plant.
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A hatchling crocodile
In this Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 photo, biologist Mario Aldecoa clips the scutes, bony plates or scales on the back and tail, of a hatchling crocodile for identification after it was weighed and measured before being released back into the waters near the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant in Homestead, Fla.
Credit: AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee
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