Juvenile Tuatara: Card

FRONT: Juvenile Tuatara (image)

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It can be a tough childhood for the young Tuatara. Abandoned by the mother soon after the eggs are laid, it takes 12 to 15 months to hatch. Not only do the hatchlings have to fend for themselves, but they must hide under logs and rocks at night to avoid the attentions of their cannibalistic nocturnal parents...