Brilkaaiman

"When the eggs hatch, the mother caiman carries the little caymans in her mouth to the water."

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BrilkaaimanCaiman crocodilus

  • Habitat

    Lakes, rivers and marshes

  • Food

    Meat

  • Lifetime

    30 - 40 years

  • Weight

    30 - 50 kg

  • Number of eggs

    10 - 30 eggs

  • Breeding time

    2 - 3.5 months

  • IUCN Status

    Safe

  • EEP

    No

  • 30

    This is how many eggs the spectacled caiman can lay at a time

  • 105

    days it can take the eggs to hatch

  • 3

    meters, is the average height of a spectacled caiman

    • Egg robbery

    The female spectacled caiman covers her eggs with a pile of leaves. She guards her nest well against predators. The temperature of the nest determines whether more males or more females hatch. At an average temperature of 30 degrees, the young become mostly females. If the temperature in the nest is 34 degrees, they become mostly males.

    Eating what the pot calls for

    Spectacled caimans are true carnivores. That means they eat only meat. They are not picky. A caiman eats more than a hundred different types of prey! When they have caught something, they eat it with skin, bones and all.

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