A fatal attack on a child by a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)

Haddad Jr., Vidal; Fonseca, Waldicla Cardoso

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Title:

A fatal attack on a child by a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)

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Institution:

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

ISSN:

1080-6032

Abstract:

We describe a fatal attack by a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) on an 11-year-old child with comments on the reptile's aggression mechanisms and the conditions under which this kind of incident takes place in the Amazon region. © 2011 Wilderness Medical Society.

Issue Date:

1-Mar-2011

Citation:

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, v. 22, n. 1, p. 62-64, 2011.

Time Duration:

62-64

Keywords:

Alligatoridae
caiman
wild animal attacks
alligator
animal
bites and stings
Brazil
case report
child
fatality
female
human
wild animal
Alligators and Crocodiles
Animals
Animals, Wild
Bites and Stings
Child
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans

Source:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2010.11.010

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Access Rights:

Acesso restrito

Type:

outro

Source:

http://repositorio.unesp.br/handle/11449/72318

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