Description
This is a lake in the Pantanal, Brazil, photographed at the end of the dry season. The lake is located on a farm that functions both as a cattle ranch and a lodge. In the image, several yacare caimans (Caiman yacare) are resting along the lake’s edge The Pantanal is known for its extreme flood cycle, where the landscape transforms dramatically between seasons. During the dry season, water becomes scarce, but after the monsoons, about 80% of the region is submerged. As the waters recede, small water bodies like this lake remain. These lakes serve as refuges, attracting large numbers of caimans as they migrate from drying seasonal ponds. By the peak of the dry season, this lake becomes a hub for wildlife, with hundreds of caimans—from old adults to young hatchlings.
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