Caimans
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Caimans

Robert Harding

Caimans are Central and South America’s answer to crocodiles. They range from small dwarf varieties to larger species like the black caiman which can grow up to four metres in length.

Black caiman with a butterfly on its nose, Peru (Pete Oxford/Robert Harding)

Black caiman {Caiman niger} with butterfly on nose Manu NP, Peru

Black caiman, Tambopata river, Peru (Morales/Robert Harding)

Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger), Tambopata river, Peru.

Black caiman juvenile on Royal water lily pad, Iwokrama Reserve, Guyana (Pete Oxford/Robert Harding)

Black caiman {Caiman niger} juvenile on Royal water lily pad (Victoria amazonica) Iwokrama Reserve, Guyana, South America

Caiman, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil (Michel Renaudeau/Robert Harding)

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Close-up of the head of a common caiman, River Chagres, Gamboa, Panama (Sergio Pitamitz/Robert Harding)

Close-up of the head of a common caiman (Caiman crocodilus), River Chagres, Soberania Forest National Park, Gamboa, Panama, Central America

Black caiman juvenile on log, Iwokrama reserve, Guyana (Pete Oxford/Robert Harding)

Black caiman {Caiman niger} juvenile on log Iwokrama reserve, Guyana, South America

Jacare caiman bellowing, subsonic boom causes water to vibrate, Pantanal, Brazil (Pete Oxford/Robert Harding)

Jacare caiman bellowing {Caiman crocodilus yacare} subsonic boom causes water to vibrate, Pantanal, Brazil

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