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== Maternal Care ==
 
== Maternal Care ==
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Most reptiles do not exibit parental care because it poses too much of a risk to adult survival.
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=== Pythons ===
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* Female coils around the clutch of eggs.
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* Generates heat by shivering.
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* Muscle twitching keeps the body temperature raised above the ambient temperature.
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=== Crocodiles ===
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* Often make a nest.
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* Guard the young for up to a year.
    
== [[Reptile Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology- Chelonia - Anatomy & Physiology|Tortoises, Turtles & Terrapins (Chelonia)]] ==
 
== [[Reptile Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology- Chelonia - Anatomy & Physiology|Tortoises, Turtles & Terrapins (Chelonia)]] ==
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