Monday, June 23, 2008

Croc Update (Chatty Babies Edition)

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Baby crocs start chatting even before they hatch | Science | Reuters: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Baby crocodiles start chatting to one another and to their mothers just before they hatch, perhaps signaling that it is time to be born, French researchers reported on Monday.

The little crocs make an 'umph! umph! umph!' sound right before they hatch, Amelie Vergne and Nicolas Mathevon of Universite Jean Monnet in Saint-Etienne, France reported."

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