Black Caiman

[Dark Jaguar]

Carimbó, the new São Paulo Zoo dweller.

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Original video in Brazilian portuguese in the link bellow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxxkC4rksxs

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Published in the Year: 2017

Carimbó is a 3,92 meters long male Black Caiman weighing around 300 kg who lived in a zoo in Belém do Pará northern Brazil that had its activities ended by IBAMA so Carimbó needed a new home and since São Pulo zoo was looking for a large sized crocodilian for one of their enclosures specially developed for this type of animal they housed Carimbó there.

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Carimbó was brought all the way from Belém (north Brazil) to São Paulo (southest Brazil) by airplane on a 10h trip in a suitable temperature, suitable ventilation, vitamins and mineral supplement was applied for him to help during the trip.

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Carimbó met his new home and adapted well, Its a very active animal and explores alot the enclosure and in a few moments he was already feeding.

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After Carimbó adapted to the place final medical health exams was done to the crocodilian.

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