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Unblinking red eyes glide along the silent black surface of the tropical river like faintly glowing embers in the dusk. Hoarse barkings nearby always remind cameraman and biologist Rainer Bergomaz that he is close to one of the biggest living reptiles on earth- the black caiman.

Up to seven meters long and more than one ton weight it tops bison or grizzly bear. The black caiman is probably the largest predator of the Americas and definitely the least studied.

Rainer Bergmaz and his Amerindian friend and collegue Yung Sandy had to travel far into the wild heart of Guyana´s Hinterland to find the shy and rare reptile. To get insight in the life of the caiman it took the two men several weeks. Right from the beginning Rainer and Yung were sure that there is more to discover than a brainless bestie.

Caimans have complex social lives where large males dominate smaller individuals, with postures and hierarchy helping them avoid dangerous and energy-draining fights. And unlike other reptiles female caimans make devout mothers. They will guard their nests and young with their lives, responding to the cries of tiny hatchlings. Like Alligators they have a wide variety of sound to comunicate and they are clever, able to learn and remember. So Rainer dares to start a last breathtaking test: diving with caimans.