Zoo Day: Dwarf Crocodile

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SAN DIEGO (NEWS 8) - You'll find them mostly in sub-Saharan and central Africa, in places like small rivers and swamps.

And, the dwarf crocodile is also among those of the species at risk, when it comes to poachers and other hunters.

Jeremy Fontaine from the San Diego Zoo tells us more on that and other things you may not know.

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