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Bookmark or Share- Crocodilians (Crocodiles, Alligators, Caimans, and Gharials)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 ...
- Demons | Encyclopedia.comcrocodile 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.
- Dogon - Encyclopedia.comDogon 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].
- Whiptail Lizards, Tegus, and Relatives (Teiidae)The crocodile tegu is the only species in its genus. It has a typical marcoteiid body form anteriorly, but the tail is at least twice body length and laterally compressed. Dorsal scales along the tail converge into one row, as in a crocodile's tail. Adults are brown or greenish above with orange mottling on limbs. The venter is yellow or whitish.
- Lacoste Shirts | Encyclopedia.comLacoste ShirtsThe Lacoste sports shirt, made of cotton pique and bearing a logo of an alligator, was named for its creator, tennis pro Rene "The Crocodile" Lacoste. The shirt was worn as a fashion statement in the early 1980s by those sporting the "Preppy" look, which sought to duplicate the style favored by those attending the Ivy-league ...
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