Animal Fact Files's video: Caiman facts: discussing the crocodilians Animal Fact Files

There are six caiman species living today. They are crocodilians. Crocodilians are animals classified in the Crocodilia Order and this order includes true crocodiles, alligators, gharials, false gharials, and caimans. Alligators and caimans are classified in the same family but they aren’t that closely related; they just happen to be more closely related to each other than the other crocodilians. Caimans are also the smallest of the crocodilians. Besides humans, adult caimans are hunted by jaguars, though younger individuals and smaller species may also be taken by anacondas, lizards, birds of prey, and wild boars. Their nests can be susceptible to predation, however, caimans are protective parents! Scientific Name: Subfamily - Caimaninae Range: Central and South America with introductions outside of this range Size: 5.25 feet (1.6m) - 14.7 feet (4.5m) Diet: insects, crustaceans, fish, mollusks, amphibians, and mammals including capybaras Lifespan: 20-40 years old ✨ Animal Fact Files Patreon Supporters get early access to videos, get their video requests moved to the top of our request list, and more! ✨ 👉 https://www.patreon.com/animalfactfiles You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --- Image and Video Credits: Thore Noernberg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJeQQdPIFok; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QazdIOeb7RA; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlaWAd-uAWo YouTube Pirate - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76oeAwvcZQ8 Oak Creek Zoological Conservatory - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY-niKmSxNs Snydert1778 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYFOord2WmM William Warby - https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwarby/32104155637 Bernard DUPONT - https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/28579317534; https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/29217083765; https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/28723278463; https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/48592151057; https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/48490613016; https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/30868371963 Tyler Karaszewski - https://www.flickr.com/photos/tylerkaraszewski/3932904716 Walter S. Prado - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Macho_adulto_de_Caiman_latirostris.jpg; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caiman_latirostris_walterprado.jpg; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caiman_latirostris_walterprado00.jpg J. Stolfi - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caiman_yacare_junior_specimen.jpeg Arsdelicata - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caiman_zoo_332-favorite.jpg Robert Lawton - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spectacled_Caiman.JPG Rodrigovigil - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Esteros_Ibera_Caiman_Yacare.jpg Miguelrangeljr - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Broad-snouted_caiman_zoo.jpg Ppgold1963 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pantanal_-_Jacar%C3%A9.webm Research Credits: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Rough_Guide_to_Costa_Rica/lCxBJ9sNdEAC https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Ultimate_Guide_to_Crocodilians_in_Ca/5Cndq9wX2jIC https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Central_Amazon_Floodplain/1eMWTwL4rbEC https://www.google.com/books/edition/Snarl_For_The_Camera/uOk_BgAAQBAJ https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=174365 https://www.britannica.com/animal/caiman-reptile-group https://biologydictionary.net/caiman https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-are-the-differences-between-a-caiman-and-an-alligator.html http://www.wild-facts.com/2012/wild-fact-319-a-menace-to-society-caiman https://seaworld.org/animals/facts/reptiles/caimans https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Caiman_crocodilus https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Caiman_latirostris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Rpsu-Q5js https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udpI7Xm4-Xc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoHzFZ_PcZA