Crocodile

Crocodile

by Wylie, Dan

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"Tick, tock, tick, tock." Thanks to Peter Pan, this sound, if heard near water, means run: a hungry crocodile is on its way. J.M. Barrie isn't fully to blame for spreading the word that crocodiles are our enemies, or at least the enemies of one-handed pirates-innumerable songs, stories, and legends have characterized these reptiles as a symbol of pitiless predation and insatiable appetite. Tracking twenty-three crocodilian species from India and Egypt to Africa, Australia, and beyond, Crocodile…

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  • Full title :Crocodile.

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"Tick, tock, tick, tock." Thanks to Peter Pan, this sound, if heard near water, means run: a hungry crocodile is on its way. J.M. Barrie isn't fully to blame for spreading the word that crocodiles are our enemies, or at least the enemies of one-handed pirates-innumerable songs, stories, and legends have characterized these reptiles as a symbol of pitiless predation and insatiable appetite. Tracking twenty-three crocodilian species from India and Egypt to Africa, Australia, and beyond, Crocodile advocates that we do a complete one-eighty in our views of these magnificent creatures. Dan Wylie t

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Reaktion books
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2013.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (224 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781780231235, 1780231237, 1780230877, 9781780230870
  • oclc:ocn896794464
  • LC Classification:QL666.C925
  • Dewey Decimal:597.98

Table of Contents

Cover; Crocodile; Imprint Page; Contents; 1. The Survivor; 2. North and West Africa; 3. Central and Southern Africa; 4. South America; 5. Central and North America; 6. Australasia; 7. Asia; 8. Europe; 9. The Contemporary Crocodile; Timeline; References; Select Bibliography; Associations and Websites; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index.

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Subjects

Animals and civilization Animaux et civilisation Art Crocodile farming Crocodiles Crocodiles -- Élevage Crocodiles in art Crocodilidés Crocodilidés -- Aspect religieux Crocodilidés -- Aspect social Crocodilidés -- Aspect symbolique Crocodilidés -- Dans l'art Crocodylidae Crocodylidae -- In art Crocodylidae -- Religious aspects Crocodylidae -- Social aspects Crocodylidae -- Symbolic aspects Human-animal relationships Relations homme-animal Reptiles in literature

Writers

Wylie, Dan

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