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Reservas Naturales

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Una de las especies que gozan de las aguas salobres y dulces de esta reserva es el caimán, que<br />

puede desplazarse a otras reservas aledañas para reproducirse o buscar alimento.<br />

El caimán hace sus nidos en el banco de manglar, pone de 10 a 30 huevos. Los huevos incubados<br />

en temperaturas menores producen mayoría de crías hembra y los incubados en temperaturas<br />

mayores producen mayoría de crías macho. Durante el proceso de incubación, que tarda hasta<br />

noventa días, la madre los cuida celosamente hasta que nacen y ella misma los guía hacia el agua.<br />

One of the species that enjoys the brackish and fresh waters of this reserve is the spectacled caiman,<br />

which can travel to other reserves near by to reproduce or to find food.<br />

The caiman nests on the mangroves banks, laying 10 to 30 eggs. The eggs incubated at lower<br />

temperatures produce mainly female hatchlings, those incubated at higher temperatures produce<br />

mainly males. During the incubation process which lasts about ninety days, the mother jealously<br />

protects them until they are born and then guides the hatchlings to the water.<br />

El caimán de La Barra logra medir hasta 1.5 m • Caiman at La Barra reaches up to 1.5 m.<br />

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