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While we usually think of alligators and crocodiles as looking like this, if we go back into their evolutionary history, we find their ancestors were very different.80

Evolution of Alligators and Crocodiles

It's hard to imagine, but modern crocodylians (alligators, crocodiles and gavials) are very different from their ancestors. The ancestors of crocodylians were not aquatic ambush predators as their descendants...

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Danger of Crocodile Attack Increasing:

I would like to dedicate this humble article to Steve Irwin who died three years ago this September 4. In the news today was the saddening story that a 41-year-old man and a four-year-old girl were taken by...

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How to line alligator clips for hairbows

So you are interested in making fun, funky, flashy, and even fancy hairbows for your little princess, am I right? Or maybe you are interested in making bows and clips for profit (which trust me, it is...

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The parts of the brain covering complex emotions have not evolved in reptiles, just the brain stem and cerebellum (red)  diagram by crystalinks.com78

Killer Reptiles: Wouldn't You Rather Have a Dog?

The Reptile Brain Takes No Prisoners. I was interested (again) to read of a “tame” 12-foot Burmese Python which broke out of its pen and killed a two-year-old child in Florida this week by strangling...

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Dora Canal Orlando Florida

The city of Tavares, the geographical center of Florida, is just a few miles up Highway 441 from Mount Dora, and possibly the best location to start out on a tour of the Dora Canal. Several tour boats start...

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It is not unusual to see an alligator in Florida fresh water. Alligators are not choosy, they may appear in back yard ponds, canals, the Florida Everglades, or the worse case scenario, a private pool.81

Florida Paradise

Ponce de Leon was searching for the fountain of youth when he landed on Florida's shore. Being impressed by the flora and fauna he named his peninsula Florida( flower). Maybe Ponce de Leon realized referring...

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Ever Wonder What it Would be Like to Be Eaten Alive By an Animal?

There is little in this world that taps into our most primal fears like the thought of an animal snacking on us. Just the thought of an animal eating us sends all of our senses reeling, and our fears into...

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Ebel 1911 BTR Automatic Chronograph Swiss Watches Review

Ebel 1911 BTR: design, functionality, movements, materials, complications.

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Burmese Python in the Florida Everglades81

Invasive Species - Giant Pythons In The Florida Everglades

Most countries have a problem with invasive species, but Florida is experiencing a population explosion of very large Burmese pythons. These giant snakes can make a snack of an alligator and are threatening the fragile eco-system of the Everglades. They can even threaten the lives of humans.

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The Four Groups of Reptiles

Reptiles are scale covered, air breathing, cold-blooded vertebrates. Then can be found in all types of habitats with the exception of the polar ice of Antarctica. Reptiles are classified into four groups or...

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