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Dragons arrive at reptile park
Staff at the Gosford-based zoo have embraced the arrival of their newest residents, including a baby American alligator, a green tree python and a central netted dragon.

These are just some of the 40 reptile tots delivered by keepers in the past month.

Reptile and spider curator Liz Vella said January was usually the busiest time for park staff, as babies were born during the warmer months.

She said that, unlike mammals, reptiles generally did not have a strong sense of parental responsibility.

"Most of the parent animals are not maternal at all, so as soon as the babies hatch, they're out on their own,'' Ms Vella said.

"It's a harsh world.''

Zoo-keepers share feeding, watering and tending duties, but Ms Vella said pythons needed to be fed only once a month, so it was a fairly easy task.

Ms Vella believes that despite their intimidating glares, many reptiles are friendly animals that are simply misunderstood.

"Being able to change people's opinions about animals, so they appreciate them and realise that they're not nasty and trying to hurt you, is exciting,'' she said.

"It's one of the things we enjoy most.''

 
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