Crocodile / Dan Wylie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wylie, Dan, author.

Series:

Animal (series)

Animal

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crocodiles.

Crocodiles--Social aspects.

Crocodiles--Religious aspects.

Crocodiles--Symbolic aspects.

Crocodiles in art.

Reptiles in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Reaktion Books, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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

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

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 18, 2014).

ISBN:

1-78023-123-7