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Aging NYC Cuban crocodile to retire in Florida  -  Sep 26, 2008
New York Daily NewsAP. Maria, the Bronx Zoo's Cuban crocodile, will retire to Florida where she will spend her golden years at the Miami Metro Park Zoo. ...

CUBAN CROCODILE HEADS TO MIAMI TO RETIRE  -  Sep 27, 2008
Pay-Per-View - South Florida Sun - Sentinel - ProQuest ArchiverSeems everybody comes to South Florida to retire. Even crocodiles. A Cuban croc named Maria is heading to Miami, like so many from her native Cuba, ...

The Post Newspapers Zambia - Latest News, Politics, Business, Sports,...  -  Oct 18, 2009
postzambia.comThe Cuban crocodile can grow up to three metres long and weigh 150 kilogrammes. Fernando Placiencia at the breeding centre explains that the Cuban crocodile ...

Conserving Cuba, After the Embargo  -  Dec 25, 2007
New York TimesAmong them is the Cuban crocodile, which has retreated to Cuba from a range that once ran from the Cayman Islands to the Bahamas. ...

Last of the Cuban crocodile? With shrinking habitat and threatened by...  -  Jan 1, 2006
Free with registration - Americas - AccessMyLibrary.comIt can leap from its hiding place at the water's edge or sprint through tall grass. Its powerful, vise-like jaws are equipped with sixty-eight or more ...

| crocodile, gator, texas - Local News -  -  Apr 7, 2009
KFDM-TV NewsGator Country's first Cuban crocodile arrived Tuesday morning from Florida. ... The Cuban crocodile that arrived at Gator Country came from Florida but ...

The Post Newspapers Zambia - Latest News, Politics, Business, Sports,...  -  Jan 28, 2010
postzambia.comThe Cuban crocodile can grow up to three metres long and weigh 150 kilogrammes. Fernando Placiencia at the breeding centre explains that the Cuban crocodile ...

Crocodile hunt uncovers sunfish  -  Sep 20, 2009
caymannetnews.comThe Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) is only found in south-western Cuba. However, skeletal remains found locally indicate that historically both ...

Day after in Greece.(WORLD)(EMBASSY ROW)  -  Sep 5, 2007
$4.95 - Washington Times - ECNextMost of the animals, like the Cuban crocodile, are endangered species. ... The Cuban crocodile and Burmese python have been adopted by the Czech Embassy ...

Cuban Coins Host Unusual Native Species  -  Aug 5, 2008
NumisMaster.comThese are the Cuban solenodon (Solenodon cubanus), Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus ... The endemic and endangered Cuban crocodile has the smallest natural ...

Bright Green blog | The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com - …  -  Apr 27, 2009
Christian Science MonitorThese include the Cuban crocodile and the Cuban Amazon (also known as the Cuban ... So maybe there is hope for the Cuban crocodile. By Judy Lowe | 04.23.09 ...

As Cuba's economy withers, its environment thrives | Article from …  -  Dec 26, 2007
Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchAmong them is the Cuban crocodile, which has retreated to Cuba from a range that once ran from the Cayman Islands to the Bahamas. ...

WHAT'S NEW THIS WEEK  -  Jan 30, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Providence Journal - ProQuest ArchiverNature: The island of Cuba is home to some of the world's oddest creatures, including the "high-jumping" Cuban crocodile, the world's tiniest bird and land ...

Cayman Islands - Cay Compass News Online - The sly croc  -  Jan 15, 2007
Cay CompassThe Cuban Crocodile was recorded from Cuba, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands. It now exists only in a small area of Cuba where it is protected and is ...

Crocodile from Russian sailor's bath tub found home in Paignton Zoo …  -  May 7, 2008
Times OnlineThe Cuban crocodile, Crocodylud rhombifer, which can reach 3.5 metres (11ft) long, is found in the wild only in two freshwater swamps, both of them in Cuba. ...

PRIME NEWS . Crocodile expert praises Malaysia's bountiful reptiles .  -  Aug 3, 2006
New Straits Times - Google News ArchiveFor him. though, it is tho Cuban crocodile. Barr is in Malaysia to launch his now series Dangerous lincounters as well as host a joint education and ...

Cuban Croc Star of the Show  -  Jun 16, 2009
First Coast NewsFidel the Cuban Crocodile is starring in a National Geographic movie named ... It would be a challenge to film a Cuban Crocodile this close in the wild. ...

26 fresh water crocodiles hatched at Vandalur zoo  -  Jun 16, 2009
Times of IndiaExcept the Cuban crocodile, the zoological park at Vandalur has rest of the seven major varieties such as Indo-Pacific or the salt water crocodile, ...

Crocodile expert praises Malaysia's bountiful reptiles | Article from...  -  Aug 4, 2006
Pay-Per-View - New Straits Times - HighBeam ResearchFor him, though, it is the Cuban crocodile. Barr is in Malaysia to launch his new series Dangerous Encounters as well as host a joint education and ...

One in four mammals facing extinction  -  Oct 6, 2008
New York TimesThe Cuban crocodile was moved to the critically endangered category from endangered because of population declines as a result of illicit hunting for its ...

Bahamas "Blue Hole" Yields Pre-Human Fossil Treasures  -  Jan 24, 2010
National Geographic..."We believe that this species is almost the same as the Cuban crocodile," Albury said, of which "there are maybe 3000 of them left" in the wild and none in ...

Sinkhole opens way to weird fossil world  -  Dec 7, 2007
msnbc.comFossil skeletons of an unusual land-roaming Cuban crocodile, a tortoise and 25 species of birds including a raptor known as a caracara are among the ancient ...

Crocodile Sex Is Not Hotter with Global Warming  -  Nov 28, 2006
SoftpediaPoaching, habitat destruction and contamination have already pushed to the brink of extinction the Indian gharial, Orinoco crocodile, Cuban crocodile ...

Joe Elbert's Zoo Tales  -  Dec 1, 2008
Washington PostThe National Zoo participates in the Cuban Crocodile Species Survival Plan, a cooperative breeding and conservation program among North American zoos. ...

Federal Register 2005 - 70 FR 62321 Receipt of Applications for Permit  -  Oct 31, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2005 - Loislaw...estuarine crocodile (C. porosus), Cuban crocodile (C. rhombifer), Siamese crocodile (C. siamensis), African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis), ...

… some ancient finds -- from a 3,000-year-old Cuban crocodile to the...  -  Jul 12, 2007
Free with registration - Miami Herald - AccessMyLibrary.comJul. 12--MARSH HARBOUR, Abaco, Bahamas -- Cave diving instructor Brian Kakuk was guiding a diver in a blue hole south of Marsh Harbour a few years back when ...

Red List of endangered species - most threatened and recovering …  -  Oct 6, 2008
Telegraph.co.ukThe Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) is another Critically Endangered reptile, moved from Endangered because of population declines caused by illicit ...

Croc alive at Boatswain's  -  Jan 2, 2007
Cay CompassA Cuban crocodile would be much more aggressive, he said. The crocodile, he said, would have swum from Cuba, Hispaniola or Jamaica. ...

Attractions .  -  Apr 29, 2005
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Joe Elbert's Zoo Tales | Article from The Washington Post | HighBeam ...  -  Dec 1, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchThe National Zoo participates in the Cuban Crocodile Species Survival Plan, a cooperative breeding and conservation program among North American zoos. ...

Orlando Area .  -  Jun 17, 2005
Lakeland Ledger - Google News Archive...of the World River in Central Africa and the rarest crocodile in the world, the Cuban Crocodile Iron Horse locomotive gatorland coin THE HOLY LAND ...

Croc awaits repatriation  -  Jan 8, 2007
Cay CompassThe Cuban crocodile is much more aggressive, she said. Ms Ebanks–Petrie noted that it is not absolutely certain that the crocodile swam here, for instance, ...

Discovery Cove .  -  Nov 4, 2005
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Africa: Humans in Ape Suits Skate to Save Gorilla Cousins Under UN …  -  Jan 15, 2009
AllAfrica.com...the Natural History Museum rink from Iberian Lynx and Cuban crocodile to the La Palma Giant Lizard and the Rameshwaram Parachute Spider," UNEP Executive ...

Attraction .Orlando Anna .  -  Sep 16, 2005
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ENVIRONMENT: Cuba Encourages Ecotourism in Largest Wetland  -  Dec 7, 2009
Inter Press Service...native amphibians, like the highly endangered Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer), only found in the Cienaga and Cuba's Isla (island) de la Juventud. ...

Croc gets status, Caymanian training  -  Oct 22, 2007
Cay CompassHowever, the results of DNA sent to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama matched that of a Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus Rhombifer). ...

Zoo comes clean on tricky cleaning job  -  Oct 20, 2008
South Devon Herald ExpressCrocodile Swamp was designed with interconnecting pools, so all the keepers had to do was move the female Cuban crocodile out of her pool and into the ...

Article: Qld: No explosion in Qld croc numbers: study - AAP General...  -  Jul 18, 2007
Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam Research...school students at ... said the popular notion in the scientific world was the estuarine crocodile. For him, though, it is the Cuban crocodile. Barr ... ...

Smuggled crocodiles to get new GBP1m home at zoo.  -  Dec 28, 2006
Free with registration - Europe Intelligence Wire - AccessMyLibrary.comThe Cuban crocodile is one of the most threatened New World crocodilian species, with an estimated wild population of 3000 to 6000.

Crocodile Retirement Pictures from September 23, 2008 | HighBeam …  -  Sep 23, 2008
Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchIn this photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society, Maria, the Bronx Zoo's Cuban crocodile moves through her environment at the Bronx Zoo in New ...

Croc's origins pose a conundrum  -  May 17, 2007
Cay CompassBut results from the DNA tests suggest that the animal is a saltwater Cuban crocodile (crocodylus rhombifer). She said results took so long to come back ...

Article: PRODUCTION SHOWCASES WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS - Irish …  -  May 3, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Irish Voice - HighBeam Research...to crush a turtle shell, this fearsome-looking crocodile is making itself at home in the Westcountry. The Cuban crocodile is one of the world's most ... ...

LOCAL & STATE, SECTION B  -  Sep 26, 2008
$2.95 - Miami Herald - NewsBank...(1B) o MIAMI METROZOO Metr oz oo ac quires Cuban cr oc odile A Cuban crocodile recently made the trip to Metrozoo from the Bronx Zoo. ...

Zoo Photographer Captures Wildlife With Their Guard Down  -  Apr 8, 2006
Subscription - Wall Street Journal Online - Dow Jones & CompanyOne of the most dangerous subjects Ms. Maher photographs is under the watch of zookeeper Joe Abene: a Cuban crocodile named Maria that can jump more than ...

Humans In Ape Suits Skate To Save Gorillas  -  Jan 16, 2009
scoop.co.nz...the Natural History Museum rink from Iberian Lynx and Cuban crocodile to the La Palma Giant Lizard and the Rameshwaram Parachute Spider,� UNEP Executive ...

Fossils excavated from Bahamian blue hole may give clues of early life  -  Dec 3, 2007
PhysOrg.comAmong the excavation's findings are that the land-roaming Cuban crocodile lived in the Bahamas until humans arrived, Steadman said. ...

Interview: Joe Wasilewski from Parrot Jungle Island talks about …  -  Apr 16, 2005
Pay-Per-View - NBC News: Saturday Today - Factiva, from Dow JonesBROWN: Now I know we have the Cuban crocodile... Mr. WASILEWSKI: Yeah. BROWN: ...but we'll save him for a little bit later, because we're out of time. ...

Inside Costa Rica - Costa Rica's Daily News  -  Oct 2, 2009
Inside Costa Rica...native amphibians, like the highly endangered Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer), only found in the Cienaga and Cuba's Isla (island) de la Juventud. ...

Threatened species  -  Oct 11, 2008
WatertownDailyTimes.comThe Cuban crocodile, illegally hunted for its meat and skin, is critically endangered. Indian tarantulas have been reduced by collectors and the pet trade. ...

Exotic critters captivate children  -  Dec 31, 2007
$1.95 - Worcester Telegram Gazette - NewsBankGabriel has hunted boas and iguanas in Honduras with local villagers, studied timber rattlers in the wild and rescued endangered Cuban crocodile eggs. ...

Mothers Day at the Zoo Pictures from May 5, 2009 | HighBeam Research,...  -  May 5, 2009
Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAP Images; September 23, 2008 ; 63 words ... ... provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society, Maria, the Bronx Zoo's Cuban crocodile moves through her ...

Cuba: Wild Island of the Caribbean  -  Mar 30, 2008
PBSIt may be renowned for its politics and its cigars, but Cuba is home to some of the most unusual creatures on earth, including the feisty Cuban crocodile, ...

Where the wild things aren't  -  May 14, 2007
Mother Nature NetworkOr perhaps you feel a special kinship with the Burmese python or the Cuban crocodile? 2.World Animal Foundation: Lions and tigers and bears. ...

Bronx Zoo Madagascar Pictures from June 20, 2008 | HighBeam …  -  Jun 20, 2008
Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchIn this photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society, Maria, the Bronx Zoo's Cuban crocodile moves through her environment at the Bronx Zoo in New ...

Discovery News : Discovery Channel  -  Dec 3, 2007
discovery.comOne specimen had three sets of healed bite marks from a Cuban crocodile that's now locally extinct in the Bahamas. A particularly large group of fossils ...

NYC Mayor Bronx Zoo Pictures from June 1, 2007 | HighBeam Research, …  -  Jun 1, 2007
Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchIn this photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society, Maria, the Bronx Zoo's Cuban crocodile moves through her environment ... at the Miami Metro ...

Expert declares rattlesnake was really fox snake.(News) | Article...  -  Oct 17, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Daily Herald - HighBeam ResearchWhile the primary ... include saving the Grand Cayman blue rock iguana and the Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake, as well as Cuban crocodile conservation ... ...

Expert declares rattlesnake was really fox snake.(News) | Article...  -  Oct 17, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Daily Herald - HighBeam ResearchWhile the primary ... include saving the Grand Cayman blue rock iguana and the Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake, as well as Cuban crocodile conservation ... ...

Drawing Blood From a Paignton Zoo Cuban Crocodile Takes a Few ...  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor NewsVets are used to dealing with difficult patients, but a Cuban crocodile has up to 68 razor sharp teeth, can be more than 2 metres in length, weighs around

Cuban Crocodile Returns Home After Sojourn in Spain  -  ‎Jul 9, 2009‎
Latin American Herald TribuneThe 10-year-old, 1.5-meter (4.9 foot) Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus Rhombifer) arrived late Wednesday at the Havana airport on an Iberia flight following a

Fossils excavated from Bahamian blue hole may give clues of early life  -  Feb 11, 2009
thebahamasweekly.com,Among the excavation’s findings are that the land-roaming Cuban crocodile lived in the Bahamas until humans arrived, Steadman said. “People tend to

It's Bling Lear  -  Jan 28, 2009
The Sun,A BOOK dealer accused of stealing a Shakespeare first edition performs a comedy of errors as he arrives at a police station yesterday in fur coat,

Fewer species big and small  -  Nov 8, 2008
Inquirer.net,Some reptiles like the Cuban Crocodile have literally become fashion victims. High demand for the crocodile’s skin, which is used to make clothes and bags,

Cuban Crocodile heads to Miami to retire  -  27 Sep 2008
Sun-Sentinel.com,A Cuban croc named Maria is heading to Miami, like so many from her native Cuba, Local 10 News reports. Maria spent the last four decades at the Bronx Zoo

Endangered Cuban Croc Retires To Miami Metrozoo  -  Sep 25, 2008
CBS 4,Maria is a highly endangered Cuban Crocodile which has spent the last 30 years at the Bronx Zoo. Wednesday she was transported to Miami's Metrozoo and her

Cuban Coins Host Unusual Native Species  -  Aug 6, 2008
NumisMaster.com,The endemic and endangered Cuban crocodile has the smallest natural distribution of any crocodilian. Its Cuban name is cocodrilo. The Cuban crocodile is

Nigel's snap happy as croc swamp opens  -  Jul 30, 2008
South Devon Herald Express,He said the star of the show is the Cuban crocodile: “They can be seen nowhere else in the UK. They are extremely agile and can gallop as fast as a pony,�

Cuba: Wild Island of the Caribbean  -  Mar 30, 2008
PBSIt may be renowned for its politics and its cigars, but Cuba is home to some of the most unusual creatures on earth, including the feisty Cuban crocodile,

Bones of Prehistoric Crocodile Found in Cuba  -  Nov 20, 2007
Radio Cadena Agramonet,Havana, Nov 20.- The bones of a giant predatory crocodile that inhabited the earth during the Miocene Age were found in the Cayajana river, in the central

Zoo issues license plates  -  Aug 9, 2007
WHAS 11.com (subscription),Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Program, the International Elephant Foundation, American Chestnut Tree Conservation, Cuban Crocodile Project,

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