How Bizarre Animals

Caiman tears make a salty snack

A butterfly and bee both drink at the crocodilian’s eyes

CROCODILIAN TEARS  A butterfly and a bee lap up the salty tears of a spectacled caiman on Costa Rica’s Puerto Viejo River. 

C. de la Rosa

By Bethany Brookshire

- More than 2 years ago

Most photographers seek out showy, nectar-drinking insect species near flowers. But one lucky ecologist caught a butterfly and a bee sipping an unusual drink: a caiman’s tears.