Design & Intelligence Lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology
VERA
a simplified model of a food web containing Crocodylus niloticus. VISIT VERA to learn more about the modeling tool and how to run simulations of your own
The sheer size and the jagged teeth of this Black Caiman skull at Calanoa Lodge, Colombian Amazon, defines the apex predator of the Amazon Basin. The species is rare now, however, due to hunting for the leather of its hide. In context at www.dixpix.ca/Amazon/fauna/riverlife/index.html
A Broad-snouted Caiman or Yacare Overo at the Buenos Aires Zoo. Native from eastern Bolivia to Uruguay, it is widely hunted for its leather skin. In context at www.dixpix.ca/Amazon/fauna/riverlife/index.html