sentences:  Hatchlings measure 28 cm when emerging from the eggs.The female guards the nest during the incubation period, and after the eggs hatch, she watches over the young for an unknown period of time, as young can be eaten by a great range of predators (birds, fish, mammals and reptiles, including other crocodiles).The dwarf crocodile is considered vulnerable by the IUCN, and it is listed on Appendix I of CITES.