In 2006, neurologist Malcolm Shaner, assisted by Kent Vliet, a researcher at the University of Florida, decided to test the story that crocodiles or their close relatives alligators and caimans were likely to "weep" while feeding.
En 2006, o neurólogo Malcolm Shaner, axudado por Kent Vliet, un investigador da Universidade de Florida, decidiu comprobar a historia de que os crocodilos ou os seus parentes achegados os aligátores e caimáns "choraban" cando se alimentaban.