Caiman

A lion prowls through a flock of pelicans

Prowling for Pelicans

In Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, wildlife is making a comeback.

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Horseflies bite the fleshy tissue surrounding the ye of a black caiman.
An Eye for a Fly

The black caiman is one of the Amazon’s fiercest predators, but against this tiny nuisance it’s defenseless.

Toothy Transport

South America’s broad-snouted caiman is a fierce mother—and has been fiercely mothered back into abundance.

Julia heleconia (Dryas iulia) butterfly on head of Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare). Butterflies often land on caiman's head to drink the salt from its eyes.Pantanal, Brazil.
Tear Hunter

In one of nature’s more surprising interactions, a butterfly hunts crocodilian tears in search of life-sustaining salts.

Brazilian Pantanal
Night of the Caiman

Once threatened by over-hunting, yacare caimans now number in the millions across Brazil’s Pantanal region.