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The Ka-50 is the production version of the V-80Sh-1 prototype. Production of the attack helicopter was ordered by the Soviet Council of Ministers on 14 December 1987. [12] Development of the helicopter was first reported in the West in 1984, while the first photograph appeared in 1989. [13] During operational testing from 1985 to 1986, the ...
The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), sometimes referred to as a gator or common alligator, is a large crocodilian reptile native to the Southeastern United States and a small section of northeastern Mexico. It is one of the two extant species in the genus Alligator, and is larger than the only other living alligator species, the ...
The southern alligator lizard measures from 3 to 7 in (8 to 18 cm) in snout-to-vent length (SVL). Including tail, it can reach a foot in length (30 cm). [3] It has a round thick body with small legs and a long somewhat prehensile tail that can be twice as long as the lizard's body. [2] Like many lizards, this species can drop its tail if ...
A live alligator named Albert first appeared at football games during the 1957 season, and served as the mascot of the football team on the field before the costumed version of Albert became the mascot in 1970. [1] He was joined by a female version, Alberta, in 1984. [2] They often appear as a couple, but also appear alone. [3]
One Texas police officer successfully removed a live alligator from one family's front doorstep this week using just his bare hands. Lieutenant Billy Henry of the Fulshear Police Department ...
Alligator sinensis. † Alligator thomsoni. An alligator, or colloquially gator, is a large reptile in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae of the order Crocodilia. The two extant species are the American alligator (A. mississippiensis) and the Chinese alligator (A. sinensis).
A caiman (/ ˈkeɪmən / (also spelled cayman[2]) from Taíno kaiman[3][additional citation (s) needed]) is an alligatorid belonging to the subfamily Caimaninae, one of two primary lineages within the Alligatoridae family, the other being alligators. Caimans are native to Central and South America and inhabit marshes, swamps, lakes, and ...
The northern alligator lizard is a medium-sized slender lizard. Adults reach a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 10 cm (3.9 in) and a total length (including tail) of roughly 27.5 cm (10.8 in). It has a distinct skin fold on each side, separating the keeled scales on the back from the smooth ventral scales.