Black Caiman

[Dark Jaguar]

Crews of a small boat were surprised by dozens of black caimans, every action was filmed and shared in social networks.

https://portaldacapitalam.com.br/cidades...eja-video/

''The video that caught the attention this Thursday (4), when showing countless black caimans, gathered in a muddy river, it is not known where the video was made but it was reported by the author of the images as  “Lago dos Patos” ( Duck's Lake ).

According to the video, the black caimans (Melanosuchus niger) appear gathered in two large groups in the river and become agitated with the presence of people. They move abruptly and in some moments try to reach the boat.

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According to biologist and caiman expert Ronis da Silveira, from the Federal University of Amazonas (Ufam) said scenes like this are common at this time of year in the Solimões-Madeira interfluge.

According to the expert, the reptiles are probably all males, with this being an area of "destiny" within the source-sumidouro theory. Ronis da Silveira said that with the drought caimans are forced to be aggregated themselves. "These high densities occur for 30 to 60 days a year. In general its not like that. This aggregate of animals originates from an immense area, which every year dries to different degrees.''

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