Beschlagnahmter Wüstenluchs zieht um

Der von den zuständigen Behörden Mitte Januar 2021 in der Oberpfälzer Stadt Weiden beschlagnahmte Wüstenluchs (Caracal caracal) hat nach gut...
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.
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.
Scientific Surname | Caiman crocodilus |
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Order | Crocodiles |
Family | Alligators |
Size | till 2,5 m |
Weight | 60 kg |
Reproduction | 10-40 eggs in breeding hill, after 80-100 days the subadults hatch out |
Distribution | South America |
Habitat | rivers, lakes, swamp areas, ocean |
Food | Fish, small vertebrates |
Livestock | regionally endangered |