and the incubation period is exceptionally long due to inherently slow embryonic development , averaging between 324 and 360 days .
Hatchlings are however exposed to a number of challenges during their travels to the water .
The incubation period is exceptionally long due to inherently slow embryonic development , averaging between 324 and 360 days .
Hatchlings are however exposed to a number of challenges during their travels to the water .