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  2. Crocodile - Encyclopedia.com

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    The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is a rare and endangered species of brackish estuaries in southern Florida, occurring more widely in central and northwestern South America and the Caribbean. This species can achieve a length of 20 ft (6 m). The Orinoco crocodile (C. intermedius) occurs in the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers of South America.

  3. Crocodilians (Crocodiles, Alligators, Caimans, and Gharials)

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    Although several species, including estuarine crocodiles and Indian gharials, are capable of attaining such sizes, evidence of these giants is scarce. The largest crocodile reliably measured and published in the literature, an estuarine crocodile from Papua New Guinea, was 20.7 ft (6.3 m) long. While unlikely to be the maximum possible size for ...

  4. Crocodile, Orinoco - Encyclopedia.com

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    The Orinoco (pronounced or-i-NO-coe) crocodile is a very large crocodile that grows to an average length between 11 and 17 feet (3.4 and 5.2 meters). Some exceptionally large males of the species have been observed as being 23 feet (7 meters) long. The upper body of the crocodile is dark green to tan in color with dark markings.

  5. Crocodiles, Alligators, Caimans, and Gharials: Crocodylia

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    On the legs and the sides of the body, the scales are smaller. Belly scales, which may also contain osteoderms, are large and smooth. Crocodilian tails are usually about as long as or a bit longer than the body, and in some species, like the Nile crocodile, the tails have a tall ridge of scales down the center.

  6. Steve Irwin | Encyclopedia.com

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    Australian naturalist and television personality Steve Irwin (1962–2006) was best known for his popular wildlife program Crocodile Hunter. His unbridled enthusiasm for such unlovely creatures as crocodiles, snakes, and spiders earned him a tremendous following, and his Australia Zoo was a top tourist attraction in his country.

  7. Dogon - Encyclopedia.com

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    Dogon ETHNONYMS: Dogom, Dogono, Habbe, Hambbe, Makbe, Tombo, Tommo, Toro Orientation Identification. The Dogon are a group of about 250,000 people who live primarily in the districts of Bandiagara and Douentza in the western African nation of Mali [1].

  8. Shilluk - Encyclopedia.com

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    He lived along the Nile, where he was attracted to women with half-crocodile bodies who lived in the water. Tempted by these women, U-kwa captured two of them (Nik-ki-yah and Ung-wahd). Their cries quickly drew their father (U-dil-jil), whose presence had been unknown. The father's left side was human, while his right side was a green crocodile.

  9. Whitaker, Zai (Zahida Futehali) | Encyclopedia.com

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    Chennai Snake Park and Crocodile Bank, Chennai, India, founder with husband, Romulus Whitaker; teacher at Abacus Montessori School, Chennai, and Kodai International School; Outreach School, Bangalore, India, principal. Consultant on wildlife preservation issues.

  10. Bemba - Encyclopedia.com

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    The Crocodile clan stayed in power over the other clans. The full telling of the myth brings out the richness of its poetic, political, religious, and ceremonial aspects. The Bemba use folklore, myths, and the oral tradition to pass on needed information about beliefs, customs, and culture from one generation to the next.

  11. Demons | Encyclopedia.com

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    crocodile feared as spirit of evil. [African Folklore: Jobes, 382; Mercatante, 9] Demogorgon mere mention of his name brings death and destruction. [Western Folklore: Ben é t, 263] Dives ferocious spirits under sovereignty of Eblis. [Persian Myth.: LLEI, I: 326] Fideal evil water spirit; dragged men under water. [Scot.