The winners of the 2017 University of HawaiÊ»i Presidentâs Green Initiative Awards were honored in a ceremony on March 16 at UH West Oâahu as part of the fifth annual HawaiÊ»i Sustainability in Higher Education Summit.
Rain Forest Predators. The black caiman of the Amazon rainforest is often mistaken for an alligator, which it closely resembles. However, true alligators only live in two places in the world, and neither is a rainforest environment: the Southeastern US and the Yangtze River in China. The black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is the largest of the six caiman species, reaching a length of almost 17 feet (5 meters).
Best Answer: Most animals generally won't mess with crocodiles or alligators. There's an infamous photo of a Burmese python that died while trying to eat an alligator in the Everglades (see link), although the python was likely a released pet and would not have encountered the gator under normal conditions.