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Photo Gallery: Alligators and Crocodiles
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Photo: An American crocodile emerging from its eggshell
Photo: An American crocodile emerging from its eggshellPhoto: Close-up an American alligator's headPhoto: Close-up of a Nile crocodile with its head above waterPhoto: American alligator basking on a riverbankPhoto: American crocodile emerges from the waters.Photo: A saltwater crocodile on a beachPhoto: American alligator on a logPhoto: A young Nile crocodile gliding along a shallow estuary
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Female crocs lay their eggs in clutches of 20 to 60 eggs. After the eggs have incubated for about three months, the mother opens the nest and helps her young out of their shells.
Photograph by Steve Winter

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