{"id":44261,"date":"2026-01-18T10:18:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T17:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/?post_type=dz_contenthub&#038;p=44261"},"modified":"2026-01-18T10:18:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T17:18:23","slug":"meet-daphne-a-living-dinosaur-in-tropical-discovery","status":"publish","type":"dz_contenthub","link":"https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/es\/zootales\/meet-daphne-a-living-dinosaur-in-tropical-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Conoce a Daphne: un dinosaurio viviente en Tropical Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='lhl-section urbi-component urbi-component front_view lhl_comp_width_inherit lhl_spacing_t_05 lhl_spacing_b_05 lhl_spacing_l_00 lhl_spacing_r_00 section-background-t' ><div class=\"urbi-component-inner\">\n    <div class=\"is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<p>Si alguna vez ha paseado por Tropical Discovery en Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance, es probable que haya visto a Daphne, nuestro extraordinario cocodrilo siam\u00e9s y el animal m\u00e1s antiguo bajo nuestro cuidado.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daphne es un cocodrilo siam\u00e9s, una especie en peligro cr\u00edtico de extinci\u00f3n y uno de los cocodrilos m\u00e1s raros del mundo. Se estima que quedan menos de 400 ejemplares en libertad. Este a\u00f1o, Daphne cumplir\u00e1 67 a\u00f1os. Naci\u00f3 en libertad en 1959, lleg\u00f3 a Estados Unidos en 1973 y se incorpor\u00f3 al DZCA en 1993 tras una larga y exitosa participaci\u00f3n en un programa de cr\u00eda que produjo m\u00e1s de 100 cr\u00edas. Desde entonces, ha disfrutado de una merecida jubilaci\u00f3n.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Como reptil, Daphne no come como la mayor\u00eda de la gente espera. Consume alrededor de dos kilos y medio de alimento al mes, y sus comidas son intencionadamente impredecibles. En la naturaleza, los cocodrilos son cazadores oportunistas, por lo que su equipo de cuidado la alimenta con un horario variable para mantenerla mentalmente estimulada y ocupada, como lo har\u00eda en su h\u00e1bitat natural.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div  class='lhl-section urbi-component urbi-component front_view lhl_comp_width_inherit lhl_spacing_t_00 lhl_spacing_b_00 lhl_spacing_l_00 lhl_spacing_r_00 section-background-t' ><div class=\"urbi-component-inner\">\n    <div class=\"is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Conoce a Daphne: un dinosaurio viviente en Tropical Discovery\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dy36PNlnY5U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div  class='lhl-section urbi-component urbi-component front_view lhl_comp_width_inherit lhl_spacing_t_05 lhl_spacing_b_05 lhl_spacing_l_00 lhl_spacing_r_00 section-background-t' ><div class=\"urbi-component-inner\">\n    <div class=\"is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Un futuro esperanzador para su especie<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Durante muchos a\u00f1os, se crey\u00f3 que los cocodrilos siameses estaban extintos en estado salvaje. Hace aproximadamente una d\u00e9cada, se redescubri\u00f3 una peque\u00f1a poblaci\u00f3n en Camboya. En 2024, se recibieron noticias a\u00fan m\u00e1s esperanzadoras: investigadores documentaron tres nidos en las Monta\u00f1as Cardamomo que produjeron alrededor de 60 cr\u00edas. A pesar de haber perdido aproximadamente 99% de su h\u00e1bitat hist\u00f3rico, la especie a\u00fan sobrevive y se reproduce en estado salvaje.<a href=\"https:\/\/en.as.com\/latest_news\/cameras-captured-this-endangered-giant-reptile-its-the-first-sighting-in-over-a-decade-n\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">como noticia, 2025<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div  class='lhl-section urbi-component urbi-component front_view lhl_comp_width_wide lhl_spacing_t_00 lhl_spacing_b_00 lhl_spacing_l_00 lhl_spacing_r_00 section-background-t  bg-pattern-' ><div class=\"urbi-component-inner\">\n    <div class=\"is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Crocodile_Daphne_VOL_BOYCE_190302-001.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Crocodile_Daphne_VOL_BOYCE_190302-001.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Crocodile_Daphne_VOL_BOYCE_190302-001-220x147.jpeg 220w, https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Crocodile_Daphne_VOL_BOYCE_190302-001-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Crocodile_Daphne_VOL_BOYCE_190302-001-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Crocodile_Daphne_VOL_BOYCE_190302-001-50x33.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Crocodile_Daphne_VOL_BOYCE_190302-001-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Crocodile_Daphne_VOL_BOYCE_190302-001-298x199.jpeg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div  class='lhl-section urbi-component urbi-component front_view lhl_comp_width_inherit lhl_spacing_t_05 lhl_spacing_b_05 lhl_spacing_l_00 lhl_spacing_r_00 section-background-t' ><div class=\"urbi-component-inner\">\n    <div class=\"is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Una larga vida por delante<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Aunque es dif\u00edcil predecir cu\u00e1nto tiempo pueden vivir los cocodrilos, Daphne no muestra signos evidentes de vejez. Dada su condici\u00f3n f\u00edsica y su nivel de actividad, los expertos creen que no ser\u00eda sorprendente que viviera bien hasta los 100 a\u00f1os o m\u00e1s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La pr\u00f3xima vez que visite la Alianza para la Conservaci\u00f3n del Zool\u00f3gico de Denver, pase por Tropical Discovery para ver a Daphne. Casi siempre est\u00e1 afuera, siempre observando y sirviendo como un recordatorio viviente de los exitosos esfuerzos de conservaci\u00f3n.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div  class='lhl-section urbi-component urbi-component front_view lhl_comp_width_inherit lhl_spacing_t_05 lhl_spacing_b_05 lhl_spacing_l_00 lhl_spacing_r_00 section-background-t' ><div class=\"urbi-component-inner\">\n    <div class=\"is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"44266\" src=\"https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Siamese-crocodile_Daphne_VOL_Ashton_240704_001-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44266\" 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