In the jungles of South America, where the Amazon River winds through the heart of the wild, one creature reigns supreme: the jaguar. Known for its powerful jaws and unrivaled hunting skills, the ...

Embark on an extraordinary adventure through the Amazon Wilderness, the world’s largest tropical rainforest. This ecosystem is home to a stunning variety of animals, many of which can only be found in ...

The 7-foot-long spectacled caiman and the rarer (and beefier) black caiman – at 800 pounds, the largest predator of the Amazon Basin – are the reserve's toothiest attraction.

Black caiman. Photo by: Eric Maxwell. In the slow-moving freshwater of the Amazon River basin, a dark, scaly crocodilian known as the black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is attempting a comeback ...

The largest caiman species, the Black caiman, can reach up to 15 feet from tail to snout. The smallest species is the Cuvier’s dwarf caiman — females can reach up to 4 feet and males up to 5 feet.

Leaping Caimans and Tasty Piranha in the Wild Amazon. A five-day riverboat trip along Brazil’s Rio Negro offered an up-close look at the region’s rich natural environment.

Caiman in the Brazilian Pantanal. Today the largest crocodilian (alligator or crocodile) found in South America is the Black Caiman, Melanosuchus niger which can approach 20 feet (6 m) in length ...

Between the parents, the four kids, the dog, the two sloths, the python and the baby caiman, it's a tight fit in the Silva family's two-room floating home in the Amazon rainforest.