Visit: https://youtu.be/lxyiMKWqfYI for a video of this episode! "Crocodilian Superdads-Gharial on the Chambal River in North India" given by Dr. Jeff Lang Conservation Biologist, UMN Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology at the Bryant Lake Bowl on March 18th, 2017. "In India, people and wildlife live together, side-by-side, and have for thousands of years. Conservation biologist Dr. Jeff Lang (UMN Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology) has traveled to rugged, “bandit” country in north India since 2008 to investigate the secret lives of gharial. This crocodilian species is a specialized fish-eater, growing to 18+ feet in length, that is critically endangered but survives today by moving hundreds of miles each year with the monsoon, up and down large rivers. Jeff’s recent work is revealing that gharials show extraordinary care for their young, guarding hundreds of hatchlings from predators, and exhibit complex social behaviors, not known in other reptiles. His talk will feature video clips of gharial behaviors, and highlight the challenges and adventures of working and living with wildlife and people in modern-day India."