单词 CROCODILE的词源
Via Old French, from Latin crocodīlus, from Greek krokodeilos lizard, ultimately from krokē pebble + drilos worm; referring to its fondness for basking on shingle.
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My maternal granddad, Leonard, was full of amazing stories. He was an orphan, with 11 or 12 brothers and sisters, and he used to tell us about growing up near the Irrawaddy river and how one brother was eaten by a crocodile.
See you later, alligator. After a while, crocodile.
I found in one of the tombs an inscription saying, 'If you touch my tomb, you will be eaten by a crocodile and hippopotamus.' It doesn't mean the hippo will eat you, it means the person really wanted his tomb to be protected.
I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it.
The first crocodile I ever caught was at nine years of age, and it was a rescue.
When I went to Amazonia, l went as the field doctor for biologists studying crocodile behavior. There's no way humans should have any encounters with crocodiles. You should stay away from them!
I put a bullet into the back of the crocodile's neck just behind the head, thus killing it. If a crocodile is hit in any other part of its anatomy it disappears into the water and is irrecoverable.
I like solitude. I'm very good at being disconnected. I do a lot of disappearing. People who know me go, 'Oh yeah, Mailman, she's gone into her cave again.' I'm like that, a bit of a hibernating bear. Like that crocodile that just sits there in the water and doesn't do much. I was always a bit of a dreamer as a kid, so that hasn't changed.
I've eaten lion, leopard, crocodile, python. I don't recommend lion. It tastes exactly like when a tomcat comes into your house and sprays. Snake and crocodile are great - a cross between lobster and chicken.
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Lyle is afraid of losing his family forever after he is taken from their New York apartment and committed to a zoo.
The enormous crocodile devises secret plans and a few clever tricks to secure his lunch only to have them foiled by his neighbors. In the end, the Enormous Crocodile gets exactly what he deserves.
3
How to Hold a
Crocodile
Explains how to do a variety of practical and improbable things, such as how to read a palm, make a mummy, sharpen scissors, tame a tarantula, and get an audience with the Pope.
4
What Time Is It, Mr.
Crocodile?
Mr. Crocodile's plans to catch and eat some pesky monkeys do not work out and he becomes friends with them instead.
A charity broker con artist has raised millions of dollars in donations, only to invest them in a form of genetically modified corn that has the power to release an airborne strain of virus so powerful it can knock out an entire country in ...
One day, a local fruitseller finds a crocodile in a ditch. Catch that crocodile! should the terrified townspeople. But who will do it? And who says a crocodile should be caught?
Anushka Ravishankar,
1999
7
When A
Crocodile Eats the Sun
Peter Godwin, an award-winning writer, is on assignment in Zululand when he is summoned by his mother to Zimbabwe, his birthplace.
8
Crocodile: disappearing dragon
Life in a southern mangrove swamp is not easy for a crocodile as she mates, lays her eggs, helps her hatched babies begin their precarious lives, and then escapes being shot by a hunter.
9
Crocodile: Evolution's Greatest Survivor
This is the fascinating and extraordinary story of the crocodile, one of evolution's greatest survivors. Lynne Kelly has been teaching science, mathematics and gifted education for over 30 years.
Every morning a very large and very snappy crocodile shouts: Stay away from my river!
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Crocodile sightings force cancellation of open water swim
TOWNSVILLE, Australia — An eight-kilometer (five-mile) open water swimming event between a popular north Queensland island and the city ... «Boston Herald, 七月 15»
Woman out fishing killed by crocodile
SIBU: A woman believed to have been a victim of a crocodile attack while fishing in Sungai Krian, Saratok, has been found dead. Bera Aun, 46 ... «The Star Online, 七月 15»
Mexican Mayor Marries A Crocodile! Know Why Here!
A local mayor in a small town in Mexico just got hitched in one of the weirdest ways possible. Mayor Joel Vasquez Rojas married a crocodile for ... «Latinos Post, 七月 15»
Tourist bitten by crocodile in WA's north in 'good spirits' in hospital
A TOURIST bitten on the face by a crocodile in WA's Kimberley remains in a stable condition in hospital, four days after the attack. The New South Wales tourist, ... «Perth Now, 七月 15»
Saltwater crocodile captured on camera at Tiaro
The group sent the images to the Departmentnif Environment and Heritage Protection, which confirmed the crocodile sighting. The animal will ... «Fraser Coast Chronicle, 七月 15»
Warning on waterhole swimming for tourists after crocodile attack in …
Traditional owners in Western Australia's Kimberley are urging tourist operators to reconsider allowing guests to swim in waterholes after a ... «ABC Online, 七月 15»
Tommie Woodward killed after ignoring warning signs and jumping …
A man was killed after he jumped into a crocodile-infested marina, having mocked the creatures only moments before his death. Tommie ... «Metro, 七月 15»
Crocodile bridezilla, kitten-owl bffs, what's next?
Owl-kitten best friends become a Japanese internet sensation, and watch out for this crocodile bridezilla as she ties the knot with the city's ... «Reuters, 七月 15»
Crocodile attacks tourist during rockpool dip in Western Australia
Jill Moffitt from Kimberley Discovery Cruises said the woman was receiving medical attention, because 'it's pretty traumatic to have a crocodile ... «The Guardian, 七月 15»
Mexico: Local mayor marries crocodile in hope of good harvest [video]
The local mayor of a fishing town in southern Mexico has got married to a most unusual bride. Vasquez Rojas, the mayor of San Pedro ... «International Business Times UK, 七月 15»