Tiergarten Nürnberg

On the diving board

Caimans are good swimmers and divers. When they hunt they can stay underwater for up to one hour. They close their throat with the help of special skin flaps, as well as their nose and ears.

Caring mothers

The female lays up to 40 eggs on a nest of decomposing plants. The decomposition of the nest materials creates the perfect incubation temperature. The mother guards the clutch and carries the newly hatched young in their mouth to the nearest body of water.