Zookeepers are celebrating the hatching of two crocodile tegus for the first time at Nashville Zoo. Screengrab from Nashville Zoo's Facebook page Two “elusive” creatures named for their crocodile-like ...
The tegu, Salvator merianae, is an omnivore. As a juvenile, its diet consists of insects, snails, fruits and seeds. The adult tegu also consumes these, but becomes more predatory, eating reptile and ...
Two “elusive” creatures named for their crocodile-like appearance have been hatched at an accredited zoo for the first time, the Tennessee facility said. Nashville Zoo announced the historic hatching ...