Slovenia’s ‘baby dragons’ turn 10, offering a rare window into a secretive species

06/10/2026

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SLOVENIA, Oct 6, (AP): In a cave in Slovenia, strange creatures have spent 10 years quietly growing up in an aquarium. They are olms, or “baby dragons”, and the 22 that hatched here in 2016 are giving scientists a rare chance to follow their lives from birth.