Black+Cayman

**Black Caiman**
The black caiman species is the largest of the species in the alligatoridae family and can be found in freshwater habitats in the Amazon Basin and much of South America. Males can reach between 16-20 feet. Their diet consists of fish, turtles, birds and may even take large mammals such as capybara's. The skin of the black caiman produces a shiny black leather, once thought to be inferior to other reptilian hides. However, once the population of the American crocodile became severly depleted due to over zealous hunting the black caiman became a target for commercial interest. The black caiman on exhibit


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