A fatal attack on a child by a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)
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2011-03-01
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Haddad Jr., Vidal [UNESP]
Fonseca, Waldicla Cardoso
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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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Alligatoridae, caiman, wild animal attacks, alligator, animal, bites and stings, Brazil, case report, child, fatality, female, human, wild animal, Alligators and Crocodiles, Animals, Animals, Wild, Bites and Stings, Child, Fatal Outcome, Female, Humans
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Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, v. 22, n. 1, p. 62-64, 2011.