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caiman


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    Nature, wildlife lovers will find paradise on these untamed ...   Nov 9, 2003
    Eagle-eyed visitors might also catch sight of caiman, nocturnal crab-eating raccoons and the two-toed sloth. Tours are $10 per person; 868-645-1305. ... (Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH)

    Adventure in the Pantanal  Oct 24, 2003
    A few months earlier, I had spent a couple of days at the Caiman Ecological Refuge, a 132,000-acre ranch with all the creature comforts and a 17,500-acre ... (New York Times)

    Cambior Inc. and Ariane Gold Corp. Report on Progress to Combine ...   Oct 29, 2003
    Ariane's principal asset is the Camp Caiman gold project located in French Guiana, South America. The merger will bring Cambior's ... (Business Wire (press release))

    Minister Pool officially launching the silver Diwali coin  Oct 28, 2003
    A spectacular fireworks display lit up the sky at Roche Caiman on Sunday evening October 26, the crowning event of the Diwali Utsav or the Festival of Lights ... (Seychelles Nation, Seychelles)

    Think before you buy  Nov 6, 2003
    ...another. • Any part or product made from sea turtle, black caiman, American crocodile, Orinoco crocodile, and Philippine crocodile. ... (AME Info, United Arab Emirates)

    Owners fight to keep reptiles  Nov 6, 2003
    Gila monster and Mexican beaded. Crocodiles, alligators, caiman and gavial also would not be welcome. Robert Carmichael, curator of ... (Chicago Daily Herald, IL)

    KSA and Ngaoundere University FC reach division one  Oct 28, 2003
    ...clubs. Given that Caiman Douala are threatened by relegation, KSA may simply replace them and continue the ballet with Union Douala. ... (FECAFOOT, Cameroon)

    Dozens of reptiles, including poisonous snakes, found in Haledon ...   Oct 22, 2003
    ...diamondback rattlesnakes. The cops also found a four-pound caiman, which is an alligator-like reptile, sitting inside a bathtub. The ... (News 12 New Jersey, NJ)

    In Search of the Perfect Pet  Oct 16, 2003
    ...the eight foot boa constrictor with an unhealthy interest in a new born baby in Devon and the pet lizard bought in a Norfolk pub that turned out to be a caiman ... (The Scotsman, UK)

    Cops Remove 12 Snakes From Manhattan Apt.  Oct 24, 2003
    Siberian tiger. Along with Ming, the owner, Antoine Yates, 31, kept a 5 1/2-foot caiman - Al - in the fifth-floor apartment. If ... (Newsday)

    Animal-Watching Deep in the Amazon  Oct 24, 2003
    That night we went caiman hunting, shining flashlights until we saw a pair of suspended red eyes and then a large gnarly gator diving under the water. ... (New York Times)

    Ohio Players: The fire burns on  Oct 17, 2003
    ...then.". Recent dates for the Dayton-based band include Nashville, Denver, Chicago, Los Angeles, Jamaica and the Grand Caiman Islands. ... (Dayton Daily News, OH)

    Dozens Of Poisonous Snakes Found In Building  Oct 23, 2003
    Authorities found the rattlesnakes, endangered snakes and a 4-pound caiman Wednesday morning after checking on a man who hadn't been seen in days. ... (NBC4.TV, CA)

    Which 7-Foot Reptile Can You Own?  08 Oct 2003
    Press reports have variously referred to Al as an alligator, a crocodile, and a caiman. What's the difference between the three, and which label is correct? ... (Slate)

    Couple's Trip on the Amazon Exciting  08 Oct 2003
    ...found. And we did see some fantastic things . . . no big cats, though, but lots of monkeys, snakes, caiman, fantastic birds, etc. Our ... (The Ledger, Florida)

    WHERE'S KITTY?  08 Oct 2003
    Yates, 37, was arrested days after cops found a gator-like caiman and Ming, a 20-month-old tiger, in his seven-room apartment on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. ... (New York Post, NY)

    Who cares about laws? Not the tiger in apartment  08 Oct 2003
    The guy also was raising a 5-foot caiman in the apartment -- it's a cousin to an alligator -- and in the past reportedly had kept monkeys and a hyena as part ... (Virginian Pilot, VA)

    Driver's pet gator, caiman cause stir  Sep 26, 2003
    CALA - A Connecticut truck driver was charged Wednesday with three misdemeanor offenses for traveling with his pets - a 3-foot alligator and a 5-foot caiman. ... (Gainesville Sun, FL)

    Connecticut man charged for traveling with pet alligator and ...   Sep 25, 2003
    ...crocodile - under his sleeping cab. "He had a dog harness and a leash to walk the caiman with," said Lt. Joy Hill, spokeswoman for ... (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL)

    Connecticut man charged for traveling with pet alligator and ...   Sep 25, 2003
    She also says he had a dog harness and a leash to walk the caiman. Avery says he had the caiman for about ten years and the alligator for about a year. ... (WTNH, CT)

    Student ’ s caiman draws eye of BG city officials  Sep 12, 2003
    ...pet in his house. Arron Miller of Cleveland told authorities that his pet caiman is legal in his hometown. Bowling Green passed ... (Toledo Blade, OH)

    Tiger Found In Harlem  Oct 4, 2003
    Police were still searching for Antoine Yates, 36, whom they identified as the man keeping the tiger and a three-foot caiman, a type of crocodile, in the ... (Newsday)



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