A comic book ad once let kids order live reptiles through the mail, and the consequences are still unfolding in Florida’s ...

Caimans are highly efficient ambush predators, using stillness, explosive acceleration, and crushing bite force to dominate their aquatic environments. In Brazil’s vast wetlands, shifting ecosystems ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the main attractions at the new Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure is the Reptile Den, where guests can see an ...

Caimans are an invasive species in Florida, where they ran wild over half a century ago. Researchers known as the Croc Docs may be close to helping eradicate them. A caiman hatchling. The aquatic ...

Caimans have now been documented from Miami-Dade north to Port St. Lucie.

Invasive spectacled caimans are spreading in Florida's Everglades and may pose a threat to restoration efforts. University of Florida researchers said there are several unanswered questions about the ...

In a South American swamp, a broad-snouted caiman floats along a river on a hot day. She's not only looking for prey, but listening closely for the calls of her babies. High up on the bank, a mound of ...

Jan. 15 (UPI) --Alligators and caimans are closely related, but their evolutionary history is complicated. And because the two groups look so similar, untangling their evolving relations across time ...

For decades, South Florida's waterways have been home to two native giants: alligators and crocodiles. But a third large reptile has quietly been moving in, and researchers say it's spreading into ...

Residents of a Rio de Janeiro favela face a dangerous challenge in their quest for clean drinking water: a canal infested with hungry caimans, South America's alligator cousins. With a severe drought ...

There's a lot University of Florida researchers know about spectacled caimans. But there's a lot they don't know. Yet. So they can use your help. Alligators, crocodiles beware. Spectacled caimans ...