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Another experience that I was not expecting to enjoy so much was our visit with the Black Caiman research team from Caiman House. Anthony Roberts and his crew took us out onto the Rupununi River, where they captured an adult caiman and performed a series of measurements.<br />
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Captured caiman are IDed by clipped scales. Each caiman has a set number of dorsal scales, so clipping certain scales can match a specific numbering system for identification. This individual’s scales had been clipped already, indicating that it was previously captured. The team could look up the ID to note the previous capture date (in this case years beforehand) and measurements.