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

Artículos de revistas

Fecha

2011-03-01

Registro en:

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

1080-6032

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/72318

10.1016/j.wem.2010.11.010

WOS:000288342900011

2-s2.0-79952293691

Autor

Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Institución

Universidade Estadual Paulista (Brasil)

Resumen

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.

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