Examples of "Crocodile" in a Sentence (2024)

The crocodile is found in some of the rivers.

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Among the animals are the puma, manatee (sea cow), alligator and crocodile, but the number of these has been greatly diminished by hunting.

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The great crocodile of Queensland has been known to attain a length of 30 ft.; there is a smaller one about 6 ft.

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The crocodile is common in many of the rivers and estuaries of Siam, and there are many lizards.

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The Ombos in question is not the distant Ombos south of Edfu, where the crocodile was worshipped; Petrie has shown that opposite Coptos, only about 15 m.

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The command of the high road to the Mediterranean was secured by the possession of the Hittite town of Pethor at the junction of the Euphrates and Sajur, and at Arvad he received presents, including a crocodile, from the Egyptian king, and, embarking in a ship, killed a dolphin in the sea.

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The area in Florida is too small for characteristic tropical mammals, but it has the true crocodile (Crocodilus americanus) and is the home of a few tropical birds.

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Readers of Dante know the idea that the dead have no shadows; this was no invention of the poet's but a piece of traditionary lore; at the present day among the Basutos it is held that a man walking by the brink of a river may lose his life if his shadow falls on the water, for a crocodile may seize it and draw him in; in Tasmania, North and South America and classical Europe is found the conception that the soul - o-tab., umbra - is somehow identical with the shadow of a man.

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It differs from the true crocodile principally in having the head broader and shorter, and the snout more obtuse; in having the fourth, enlarged tooth of the under jaw received, not into an external notch, but into a pit formed for it within the upper one; in wanting a jagged fringe which appears on the hind legs and feet of the crocodile; and in having the toes of the hind feet webbed not more than half way to the tips.

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The crocodile and cayman occur in the swampy littoral of the south.

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This word is, however, artificial, although now widely used; Spanish and Portuguesespeaking people in America universally call the crocodile and the alligator simply lagarto, which is never intended for lizard.

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C. palustris, the " mugger " or " marsh crocodile " of India and Ceylon, extends westwards into Baluchistan, eastwards into the Malay islands.

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A crocodile would be a terrible insect; I should have no difficulty, however, in giving it that name.

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It is extremely improbable that such a name was applied to Egypt simply because Egypt possessed the crocodile.

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They are debonair, refined, and they still feature that enchanting little crocodile that is often mistaken for an alligator.

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They each stand on a strange creature, which partly resembles a serpent and partly a crocodile, but has only fore legs.

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The park also boasts a small population of the rare gharial, the marsh mugger crocodile and the Gangetic dolphin.

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This suggests that there may be a hidden subsidy for crocodile producers.

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Gone is the need to lie and turn on crocodile tears whenever we cannot have our own way.

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This is a fabulous English vintage Art Deco handbag, made from rich shiny chocolate colored crocodile skin, dating to circa 1932.

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The indiscriminate destruction of these animals has greatly reduced their numbers and except in the Pongola district, at one or two other places on the Portuguese frontier, and along the Limpopo the hippopotamus, rhinoceros and crocodile are now extinct in the province.

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The best known have all been made into stage-plays, and it is in this form that they usually come before the notice of the general public. Amongst them are Ramakien, taken from the great Hindu epic Ramayana; Wetyasunyin, the tale of a king who became an ascetic after contemplation of a withered tree; Worawongs, the story of a prince who loved a princess and was killed by the thrust of a magic spear which guarded her; Chalawan, the tale of a princess beloved by a crocodile; Unarud, the life story of Anuruddha, a demigod, the grandson of Krishna; Phumhon, the tale of a princess beloved by an elephant; Prang tong, a story of a princess who before birth was promised to a "yak" or giant in return for a certain fruit which her mother desired to eat.

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The crocodile is no longer found in Egypt, nor the hippopotamus, in ancient days a frequenter of the Nile.

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The sacred beasts in the various temples, tame as far as possible, were of almost every conceivable variety, from the vulture to the swallow or the goose, from the lion to the shrew-mouse, from the hippopotamus to the sheep and the monkey, from the crocodile to the tortoise and the cobra, from the carp to the eel; the scorpion and the scarab beetle were perhaps the strangest in this strange company of deities.

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Of reptiles there are the crocodile, confined to the Transkei rivers, several kinds of snakes, including the cobra di capello and puff adder, numerous lizards and various tortoises, including the leopard tortoise, the largest of the continental land forms. Of birds the ostrich may still be found wild in some regions.

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The case sandblasted satinised finished stainless steel, with a navy blue soft crocodile leather strap.

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This year, Wallace Walrus, Plato Platypus and Crocket Crocodile are sure to make a splash with shoppers.

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Russell Crowe is organizing a tribute concert to the late ' Crocodile Hunter ' Steve Irwin.

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I then read mummification [and thought both of Tammy, and also the crocodile experiment of the yorkshire group] and pyramids.

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However, you also can choose from an ape, panda, elephant, crocodile or kangaroo, as well as some other pets.

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Steve Irwin, the Australian television host also known as "The Crocodile Hunter," was admired by children and adults from across the world for his enthusiastic efforts to promote the conservation of endangered animals.

In 1997, The Crocodile Hunter was first broadcast in the United States.

The spin-off series The Crocodile Hunter Diaries and The Crocodile Hunter's Croc Files soon followed.

It's also amusing to note that each Lacoste polo comes adorned with the signature Lacoste crocodile that has become highly recognizable over decades past.

Though the pique polo also comes in uniform friendly colors such as white and navy, the presence of this darling crocodile often goes unappreciated by school systems, and so these shirts remain absent from the uniform circuit.

Lacoste also added a tiny embroidered crocodile to the breast of the shirt to honor the nickname sportscasters had given him.

After he retired, that crocodile stayed on the line of shirts that he marketed throughout the world under the Izod-Lacoste label.

I mean, doesn't fighting a crocodile the size of a building while trying to stay afloat in a little wooden dingy sound action-packed to you?

The animal instructions include bear cub, cat, crocodile, elephant, fish, fox, giraffe, kangaroo, mouse, rabbit, snake, spider, turtle and whale.

These designer bags typically range from $500 to $20,000 or more, and the choice of fabric is the single most influential factor, with crocodile skin purses frequently costing thousands more than identical styles in other fabrics.

Perhaps the rarest selection is crocodile skin, which is used in a number of bags and different colors, including sage green and classic black.

Because of its rarity, crocodile skin bags are substantially more expensive than the same bags in other fabrics.

It's not uncommon to see buckles paired with delicate accents and rich crocodile, for a funky, yet upscale look.

In addition to size and style, you'll need to decide if your bag will be made out of smooth leather, goat leather, or an exotic leather such as lizard or crocodile.

During his athletic career he designed a tennis shirt, characterized by that charming crocodile emblem that appears on the left breast of Lacoste polos, which took the world by storm.

In fact, this crocodile is commonly believed to be the first presence of a designer emblem to appear on an article of clothing.

After winning the match, Lacoste was granted the nickname "le Crocodile" by the American public.

Soon afterward, a friend of Lacoste, Robert George, drew him a crocodile that was later embroidered on a blazer which Lacoste wore when he played tennis.

Soon this crocodile shirt became a symbol for the upscale prepster.

It features that friendly crocodile in large scale print right on the front of this handy little cotton bag.

To begin, Gucci utilizes only the finest materials such as silk, genuine animal skins, crystals, polished gold hardware, etc. Many of these bags are hand made from a single piece of crocodile skin.

Here, one can choose between the crocodile print faux leather or faux leopard fur exterior; both are from the Jessica Simpson collection.

The Dior 61 Medium Tote is a stunning display of gleaming patent crocodile skin.

Crocodile is commonly found in the luxurious Ralph Lauren lineup, in everything from men's billfolds to women's handbags.

Crocodile wallets may run upwards of $2000 in some cases, and are available in a spate of neutral, practical shades (think black, camel and dark brown).

Crocodile lining ensures that the wallet looks as polished inside as it does outside.

As amazing as it might sound, that's where you'll find DeGrouts Patent Leather Crocodile Clutch.

This crocodile embossed patent leather bag is done in the "fold over" style and features a magnetic, snap closure.

The types of leather used in a Madison collection bag are the finest, and the premium leather in this carryall gets added sophistication in a stylish crocodile print.

The crocodile print leather is subtly textured and has two pleats for a glamorous but classic feel.

Linda's handbag business started on a small crocodile farm in Panama.

You'll find these wallets in a variety of leathers, including crocodile.

They are crafted of fine materials like rich leather, fur, satin, nylon, microfiber, canvas and a variety of exotic skins, like crocodile, lizard and ostrich, to name a few.

This crocodile oxford is lined with lambskin and it comes in sizes 7.5-13.

Slide your fingers along the smooth faux crocodile styles, or the fuzzy leopard prints on the shelves.

The upper portion of the sneaker features a dark brown weathered crocodile skin upper with a brown suede swoosh and eye-popping metal eyelets, which shine as brightly as the shoes' yellow midsole.

If you want a very unique shoe, look for the brown crocodile style or the neutral-colored moccasin covered with the GG plus logo.

The scars that form are representational of teeth marks left by the crocodile as it "swallowed" the young man during the course of the ceremony.

Sealed to an 18K yellow gold bracelet and a black crocodile strap with gold deployant buckle, this watch is the definition of elegance.

The Black Crocodile Strap gives the watch a simply awesome look with Scratch Resistant Sapphire Crystal and 50 Meters / 100 Feet Water Resistant and Luminescent Hands & Markers.

Bold silver Chronograph Dial, Automatic Movement covered in Scratch Resistant Sapphire Crystal and Polished Stainless Steel Case with Brown Crocodile Strap has water resistance features too.

Hinged with a black crocodile leather strap and folding buckle, polished steel case, and Chronograph function comes with black or silver dial and Date indicator between 4 and 5 o'clock position.

Completely masculine, this tag heuer Carrera men's watch comes with Stainless steel case, brown crocodile leather strap, white dial, Displays second time zone, Date at 3, Sapphire crystal, Deployment buckle and Water resistant to 50 Meters.

Silver Dial with Automatic Movement, Plexiglas Crystal, Polished Case, genuine Brown Crocodile Strap and 50 Meters / 100 Feet Water Resistant.

It has a Silver Dial with Automatic Movement, Plexiglas Crystal, Polished Stainless Steel Case, Black Crocodile Strap, and 30 Meters / 100 Feet Water Resistant feature underlines its look adding a touch of personality to every wearer.

Black dial with 3 sub-dials and luminous hands and hour markers, covered with sexy Black crocodile leather strap with Folding buckle in polished steel with push-buttons.

Covered in Brushed Polished Case, Black Dial, Chronograph function and Automatic Movement along with Plexiglas Crystal and Brown Crocodile Strap makes it unique.

Other popular leathers in the same price range include stingray, alligator, and crocodile.

Straps can be anything from stainless steel to crocodile skin, and the case comes in colors from black to silver tone.

This watch also features a dark brown crocodile strap attached to a stainless steel Van Cleef & Arpels deployant clasp.

As well as the classic calfskin leather that is popular, other materials include lizard skin, crocodile and ostrich.

In addition to calf leather, there is the option for alligator, crocodile and buffalo leather.

Rise up on an exhale into Crocodile Pose.

He had serrated teeth like a crocodile and was covered in spikes.

Among the plants the wild banana, pepper, orange and mangosteen, rhododendron, epiphytic orchids and the palm; among mammals the bats and rats; among birds the cassowary and rifle birds; and among reptiles the crocodile and tree snakes, characterize this element.

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The characteristic Chinese mode of dividing the "yellow road " of the sun was, however, by the twelve "cyclical animals " - Rat, Ox, Tiger, Hare, Dragon or Crocodile, Serpent, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Hen, Dog, Pig.

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The Hare (or Rabbit), Monkey, Dog and Serpent reappeared without change; for the Tiger, Crocodile and Hen, unknown in America, the Ocelot, Lizard and Eagle were substituted as analogous.6 The Aztec calendar dated from the 7th century; but the zodiacal tradition embodied by it was doubtless much more ancient.

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It is certain that the snakes have been evolved as a specialized branch from some Lacertilian stock, and that both "orders" are intimately related, but it is significant that it is only through the degraded members of the 1 For the etymology of this word, see Crocodile.

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In the rivers are rhinoceros, hippopotamus and crocodile.

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The Nile crocodile makes a hole in white sand, which is then filled up and smoothed over; the mother sleeps upon the nest, and keeps watch over her eggs, and when these are near hatching - af ter about twelve weeks - she removes the 18 in.

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Crocodile stories, not all fabulous, are plentiful, and begin with one of the oldest writings in the world, the book of Job.

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This is a very interesting passage, since it can apply only to a large-sized crocodile.

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Being a very watchful bird, its cry of warning, when it flies off on the approach of danger, is probably appreciated by the crocodile.

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Although an inveterate destroyer of eggs, this little creature prefers those of birds and the soft-shelled eggs of lizards to the very hard and strong-shelled eggs which are deeply buried in the crocodile's nest.

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C. cataphractus is the common crocodile of West Africa, easily recognised by the slender snout which resembles that of the gavial, but the mandibular symphysis does not reach beyond the eighth tooth.

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The spurwing is supposed to be the bird mentioned by Herodotus as eating the parasites covering the inside of the mouth of the crocodile.

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Among the perennial streams may be mentioned the Na'aman, south of Acre; the Mukatta` Kishon, at Haifa; the Nahr ez-Zerka, sometimes called the Crocodile River - so named from the crocodiles still occasionally to be seen in it; the Nahr el-Falik; the `Aujeh a few miles north of Jaffa and the Nahr Rubin.

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The crocodile is seen (but now very rarely) in the Nahr ez-Zerka.

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The other reptiles include two species of crocodile (C. porosus and C. palustris) and the ghariyal (Gavialis gangeticus).

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The fauna includes the lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, giraffe, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, buffalo, zebra, kudu and many other kinds of antelope, wild pig, ostrich and crocodile.

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If the crocodile moves its upper, not its lower, jaw, we may not say that all animals move the lower jaw.

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The hippopotamus, manatee, crocodile and beaver are found in the rivers, and both land and fresh-water tortoises are common.

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Whenever the crocodile is out of the water the spur-winged plover is its invariable companion.

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The hippopotamus and crocodile inhabit the larger rivers flowing west, but are not found in the Hawash, in which, however, otters of large size are plentiful.

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The names "alligator" and "crocodile" are often confounded in popular speech; and the structure and habits of the two animals are so similar that both are most conveniently considered under the heading Crocodile.

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The reptiles include certain lizards and snakes; the crocodile, once common, has been exterminated.

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A true crocodile, Notochampsa, has been discovered in the Red Beds and Cave Sandstone.

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Certain tribes in Java " believe that women when delivered of a child are frequently delivered at the same time of a young crocodile."

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The hippopotamus and crocodile abound in the swamp regions, which also shelter many kinds of water-fowl.

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There are plenty of other animals too including sambar deer, leopard, crocodile, sloth bear and about 300 species of birds.

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The croc attacks don't look very good but the croc attacks don't look very good but the crocodile itself obviously had limited movement.

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That evening, a stuffed crocodile is pointed out to me in the dining hall of our lodge.

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A group of German tourists swimming in the Australian outback was attacked by a giant saltwater crocodile, killing one.

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Face facts, around 40% of all movies would be improved by the inclusion of a giant crocodile.

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At one point we came across a huge American crocodile surrounded by Black Vultures.

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Funnily enough, the right wing ideologues have now shed all their crocodile tears for the peoples of the former Soviet empire.

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In the same beds the remains of two, if not three, species of hippopotamus have been found, about two-thirds the size of the living South African species; also the bones and carapace, &c., of gigantic tortoises, and the bones of a crocodile, now extinct on the coast and rivers, but still living in the two chief lakes; also the remains of a river-hog, of a species of swine, and of a slender-legged form of zebu-ox.

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The Hood The old crocodile was lying on a sandbar in the river.

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Some types of sweater vests are highly recognizable such as the cable knit Lacoste vest that features the classic Lacoste crocodile.

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It's a symbol as renowned as Lacoste's crocodile and Burberry's knight.

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Completely masculine, this tag heuer Carrera men's watch comes with Stainless steel case, brown crocodile leather strap, white dial, Displays second time zone, Date at 3, Sapphire crystal, Deployment buckle and Water resistant to 50 meters.

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This men's watch comes in square case, Blue dial with 2 silver sub-dials and luminous hands and hour markers, Dark Blue crocodile leather strap with Folding buckle in polished steel with push buttons.

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There are three species of crocodile, at least two chameleons (probably more when the forest is further explored), the large West African python (P. sebae) and a rare Boine snake (Calabaria).

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In these forests are found the two-horned rhinoceros, the elephant, lion, panther, numerous apes and antelopes, while the crocodile and hippopotamus frequent the rivers.

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The Reptilia include II species of the crocodile, alligator and lizard, including the savage jacare of the Amazon, several species of turtle, 4 species of batrachians, and 29 species of serpents, including the striped rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus), Lachesis mutus, and a rather rare species of Cophias.

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Mounds north of the town mark the site of Arsinoe, earlier Crocodilopolis, where was worshipped the sacred crocodile kept in the Lake of Moeris.

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The grey column is surmounted by a fine bronze lion of Byzantine style, cast in Venice for Doge Ziani about 1178 (this was carried off to Paris by Napoleon in 1797, and sent back in pieces in 1816; but in 1893 it was put together again); and in 1329 a marble statue of St Theodore, standing upon a crocodile, was placed on the other column.

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The skill displayed by the Tentyrites in capturing the crocodile is referred to by Strabo and other Greek writers.

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The elephant, giraffe, lion, leopard, hyena, zebra, buffalo, gnu, quagga, kudu, eland and many other kinds of antelope roamed the plains; the rhinoceros, hippopotamus and crocodile lived in or frequented the rivers, and ostriches and baboons were numerous.

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When first entered by white men the Transvaal abounded in big game, the lion, leopard, elephant, giraffe, zebra and rhinoceros being very numerous, while the hippopotamus and crocodile were found in all the rivers.

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The crocodile is found in the Mekong, and there are many varieties of reptiles, some of them venomous.

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It is also repeatedly mentioned (Kpkos) by Homer, Hippocrates and other Greek writers; and the word "crocodile" was long supposed to have been derived from Kancos and whence we have such stories as that "the crocodile's tears are never true save when he is forced where saffron groweth" (Fuller's Worthies).

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