Crocodilians are tropical wetland ecosystems’ top predators, but they are rarely studied. At maximum size, it approaches the nile crocodile in mass and length. Black Caiman are the largest predator in the Amazon Basin. They have a body length between 4 and 6 m (13 - 20 ft) and they have black, scaly skin. Taming/Breeding Edit Caimans spend most of the daytime hours resting in the water or basking on river banks in the sun and are mostly active at night.

In general it wont attack the player unless if it's provoked, however it will attack on sight any Cow, Sheep or Chicken that crosses its way. There are six species of caiman that can be found in Central and South America: in Puerto Rico, Cuba, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Columbia, French Guyana…Caimans live in swamps, flooded savannas, mangroves, slowly moving rivers and lakes. The Black caiman is the largest member of the Alligatoridae, with adult males surpassing 4-5 m in length. Behavior. The black caiman is the largest caiman species in the world and is found in the slow-moving rivers and lakes that surround the Amazon basin. Diet Black Caiman mainly feed on fish, water birds, capybara and occasionally domestic animals. Females will compete with each other for nesting and basking sites, but will otherwise ignore one another. The black caiman is not one of those caimans. some caimans are prey for constricting snakes, but most caiman species are fairly small for crocodilians. The black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is a large crocodilian and the biggest extant member of the family, Alligatoridae. The black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is a large crocodilian and the biggest extant member of the family, Alligatoridae. Males will stake out a territory they will defend from other males while allowing in female caiman so that they have mating opportunities. Black Caimans will spawn on swamplands, they are Uncommon. Habitat & Territory Size: Black caiman prefer to live in freshwater sources such as rivers, lakes and swamps. Social Behavior: Caiman don't form groups of any kind and just s happen to gather at places they individually prefer to be at. The mating season takes place between the months of April and August, which is the wet season. They are more like statues on the bank majority of the time. Caimans are members of the Alligatoridae family, which also includes the Chinese and American alligators. Most species are relatively small for crocodilians, although the black caiman can grow up to 15 feet. Few good ecological studies have been made on the habits of M. niger.


Caiman Behaviour and Lifestyle.

Habitat Black Caimans can be found in slow moving rivers and lakes in South America. Almost all caiman species are endangered due to habitat loss and poaching. There are six different species of caiman found throughout the watery, jungle habitats of Central and Southern America. Breeding Black caimans, which live between Central America and the northern part of South America, saw their population drop by 90 % in the 20 th century. To have a better understanding of their behavior, scientists used Argos PTTs to track them in a nature reserve in French Guiana. It is only during the mating season that the caiman showcases a territorial habit and social behavior. The smallest species is the Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus), which grows to 1.2 to 1.5 m (3.9 to 4.9 ft) long. Caiman is a reptile that is closely related to alligators and crocodiles. It is a carnivorous reptile that lives along slow-moving rivers, lakes, seasonally flooded savannas of the Amazon basin, and in other freshwater habitats of South America. The Black Caiman retains its distinctive skin markings into adulthood: they display grey or brown banding on the lower jaw, and display white or yellowish bands on the sides of the body (Britton 1999, Magnusson 1998).

Caimans are crocodilians native to Central and South America. It's slow, but can act much faster when attacking.
Drops leather and some meat when killed. Black caiman rule the waterways, snapping at the opportunity to get a meal any time they can, in the water that is.

Although all caiman species are semiaquatic, some spend more time on land than others. The species is widely distributed throughout the Amazon River basin, but populations are also known from areas outside the Amazon; the Rupununi and upper Essequibo River drainages in Guyana, the Kaw and Approuague region of French Guiana, and the lower Oiapoque River (Amapá, …

The spectacled caiman reaches sexual maturity between 4 – 7 years although the more dominant individuals can reach maturity earlier. Behavior Edit.