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Endangered geckos hatched at Bristol Zoo
Three endangered yellow-headed day geckos have hatched at Bristol Zoo.
The geckos live in the tropical rainforest of Madagascar – the only place in the world they can be found. They usually live in small groups and spend most of their day basking in the sunshine. If disturbed, however, the lizards will immediately return to their hiding place; usually a small crack in the older or dead bamboo.
However, the rainforest is being destroyed and the yellow-headed day gecko population is declining and it is now classified as an endangered species.
Even through they are only days old the gecko’s already have distinguishable features, such as a yellow head, a flattened body, a long snout and a turquoise back and tail. As one of the world’s smallest geckos it will only grow to 8 to 10 cm.
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