Caiman swimming in sea, rescued

The Zoo’s Facebook Page confirmed this yesterday with a brief statement which said, “The Emperor Valley Zoo responded to a call on on Thursday for the removal of a 5.5 ft adult spectacled caiman which found its way into the shallow waters of Williams Bay in Chaguaramas.

“Zookeepers Arnold Jupiter and Joel Chapman safely retrieved the local reptile. It was examined and was found to be in good health.

The caiman was then relocated to a swamp habitat. The spectacled caiman is one of Trinidad and Tobago’s native reptiles.” According to the zoo, the spectacled caiman’s main diet includes fish, birds and snails. The zoo added that anyone could call the Emperor Valley Zoo’s Wildlife Rescue Hotline: 800-4ZOO if they come across wildlife in distress or in a location where it can be harmed or cause harm to others and is in need of relocating. A video of the reptile casually swimming in the sea was uploaded to social media and swiftly went viral.