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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Dozens of Rare Reptiles Wash Up Dead in India


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At least 50 gharials have been mysteriously found dead recently in a river sanctuary in central India, officials announced this week.

Gharials, like the one seen above, are critically endangered reptiles, with conservationists estimating that 1,500 exist in the wild.

Photograph by Michael and Patricia Fogden/Minden Pictures/Getty