TAMPA, Fla. - Two Komodo dragons have hatched at ZooTampa after a nine-month incubation period.

What we know:

The babies came into the world last month under the watchful eye of ZooTampa's herpetology and veterinary teams.

Each egg is about the size of a goose egg and weighs about the same as a stick of butter, 100 grams.

The team used candling imaging and genetic testing to make sure they were developing properly.

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They could even determine the sex of the dragons prior to hatching, by blood samples.

"This is another important achievement for the entire zoo and a significant milestone for the animal care team," said Dan Costell, Curator of Herpetology at ZooTampa. "Komodo dragons are one of the

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