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| Subject: | | Re: Buru, Crocodile or A relative of the Komodo Dragon |
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Mon, Nov 13 2006, 6:45pm
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My thoughts exactly. There should be some sort of remain from them. For example a tooth if nothing else. |
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| Subject: | | Re: Buru, Crocodile or A relative of the Komodo Dragon |
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Sordes
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Mon, Nov 13 2006, 7:21pm
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Just a short note about the "underground-crocodiles". They live in regions where all water dry saisonaly out, and they survive the droughts in self-buried ramified caves, but live in a completely normal way when it has rained. |
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| Subject: | | Re: Buru, Crocodile or A relative of the Komodo Dragon |
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Tue, Nov 14 2006, 3:57am
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Hello Sordes,
I remembered a story about the cave crocs, found it here:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/06/0620_030620_cavecrocs.htm
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Doesn'tsound like anything to do with flooding, and they have supposed genetic differences. |
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| Subject: | | Re: Buru, Crocodile or A relative of the Komodo Dragon |
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Sordes
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Wed, Nov 15 2006, 2:01am
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Oh yes, you are right. This is something different. Some time ago I saw a documentation about this crocodiles in the caves, but the crocs which survive droughts in caves were also shown, and I troubled something. |
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| Subject: | | Re: Buru, Crocodile or A relative of the Komodo Dragon |
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Tue, Nov 14 2006, 12:39am
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According to Mackal's book, seven generations ago a skull which was like a pig's but with a longer snout was found but it was thrown away thinking it had brought them bad luck. Also according to the book, the bed of the Apa Tani is many feet deep in acid mud which supposedly a good preserver of bones and not difficult to excavate.
It might be noteworthy to point out that the Apa Tanis stated that the last of them were wiped out many years ago (subjective at best) before interest was shown in the tales which was in the 1940s and no one living had actually seen one with their own eyes. There were tales of living specimens in nearby Rilo but an expedition to the area turned up nothing although to be fair, the proper climatic conditions while they were there never materialized.
I wouldn't bet the bank on this cryptid but it sounds plausible although much exaggerated. It's frustrating to think that they seemingly know where the potential bones might be but I can understand the financial and physical hardships one must undergo based on only the flimsiest of evidence. I would think that the best way to get evidence by someone so inclined would be to put out a reward for any strange bones buried in the mud and have someone periodically examine them. This may be a relatively inexpensive way to at least try something if they are not deluded with bones of common animals in the area. Who knows what they may dig up? |
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| Subject: | | Re: Buru, Crocodile or A relative of the Komodo Dragon |
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Wol
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Wed, Nov 15 2006, 1:18am
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i found this in the 'unexplained-mysteries' forums. it's long, so... i didn't read it all. because i'm lazy. but thought those interested may like to, so if you choose to,
here is the link
xWol
p.s., don't yell at me for anything stupid you may read. i didn't write it, i just linked you to it. |
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