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Krokodil (Russian: Крокодил, IPA: [krəkɐˈdʲil] ⓘ, lit. ' crocodile ') was a satirical magazine published in the Soviet Union.The first issue was published on 27 August 1922 [1] as the satirical supplement to the Workers' Gazette (called simply «Приложения» [Supplement]).
Crocodile "on the banks of the great grey-green, greasy Limpopo river" Just So Stories: Kipling, Rudyard: 1902 The crocodile pulls the nose of the Elephant's Child, stretching it into a trunk. [4] The eponymous crocodile The Enormous Crocodile: Dahl, Roald: 1978 The crocodile wanders the jungle planning to eat children, but is foiled by other ...
A male crocodile lived to an estimated age of 110–115 years in a Russian zoo in Yekaterinburg. [80] Named Kolya, he joined the zoo around 1913 to 1915, fully grown, after touring in an animal show, and lived until 1995. [80] A male freshwater crocodile lived to an estimated age of 120–140 years at the Australia Zoo. [81]
Pearls Before Swine (also known as Pearls) is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Stephan Pastis.The series began on December 31, 2001. [1] It chronicles the daily lives of an ensemble cast of suburban anthropomorphic animals: Pig, Rat, Zebra, Goat, and a fraternity of crocodiles, [2] as well as a number of supporting characters, one of whom is Pastis himself.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 February 2025. Australian zookeeper, conservationist and television personality (1962–2006) This article is about the Australian wildlife expert and television personality. For other people with the same name, see Steve Irwin (disambiguation). For the flagship of the Sea Shepherd Conservation ...
Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee (also called Mick), played by Paul Hogan, is a fictional protagonist in the Crocodile Dundee film series consisting of Crocodile Dundee, Crocodile Dundee II, and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles. [2] The character is a crocodile hunter, hence the nickname [3] and is modeled on Rod Ansell. [4]
The crocodile's name is a typical diminutive of the Russian male name Gennady. Gena and Cheburashka , also a title character in the series, are best friends. The 50-year-old Gena works in a zoo as an attraction (or, as the original novel's author Uspensky had put it, "Gena the Crocodile worked in a zoo as a crocodile").
Qiu Miaojin (Chinese: 邱妙津; 29 May 1969 – 25 June 1995), also romanized as Chiu Miao-chin, was a Taiwanese novelist.She is best known for her 1994 novel Notes of a Crocodile.