LJUBJANA, June 13 ― Slithering through their subterranean aquarium, three “baby dragons” have gone on display in a Slovenian cave, where they hatched in 2016 in a rare successful breeding, officials said Thursday. Only 30 visitors per day will be allowed to visit the so-called baby dragons...
Postojna Cave shows an olm, an ancient underwater predator, which can live up to 100 years and only breed once in a decade. ― AFP pic
Only 30 visitors per day will be allowed to visit the so-called baby dragons ― ancient underwater predators that can live up to 100 years and only breed once in a decade. The three are among 21 offspring that hatched in 2016 when one of the olms at the cave lay around 60 eggs in one of the observation tanks.
Reaching a maximum length of 35 centimetres , the blind animal with its four tiny limbs is a far cry from the scary monsters conjured up in national folklore.
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