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 measures a hatchling crocodile before being released back into the waters near the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant in Homestead, Fla.
Since the croc monitoring program began at the plant in 1978, some 5,000 hatchlings have been captured and marked at the plant that averages about 20 nests a year.
Credit: AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee
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