[DiamondSmiles]

July 29, 2013

A baby broad-snouted caiman was spotted peering out from between its mother's fearsome jaws as it was carried from the nest in Sante Fe, Argentina. After their eggs hatch, mother caimans carry the young in their mouths safely to the water.

~Courtesy of msn.com~

[AVo]

How cool.........I think baby gators are cute they look so harmless and I love their little croak

[Darkest Angel]

Beautiful image.

Also....here's some useless info

Alligators & crocodiles both reside in Florida, the only place in the world where both species co-exist.

Alligators, crocodiles(both fresh & salt water), caimen, & gaviels are all members of the crocodilian family, left-overs from a prehistoric world.

Alligators are much slower & less likely to attack than their fierce-some cousins, the crocodile. But of course all but the gaviel are known maneaters.

All crocodilians build nests for their eggs, guarding them well.
They listen for the peeps coming from inside of the eggs, signaling hatching time, then gently help them dig free from the nests. They carry them safely to the waters edge, washing them out by swinging their heads from side to side. They will continue to care for them for a period after the entire family has been relocated to the safety of the water.

I knew a family that had captured 3 alligator hatchlings & put them in their personal pond in Byhalia, Ms. I thought the winters would be to cold, but the toothy trio did quite well in the muddy pond. They lived about 6-7 years in the pond before they were large enough to be considered dangerous & were removed. (I caught & released 2 of them while they were still small, about 4 feet long. My bait??? Marshmellows!)

[Faline]

[kellyhound]

damn cool pic lol

[DiamondSmiles]

Thank you for the additional information, Angel

msn has the coolest pictures most days