Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was released in 2008 as the fourth movie in the Indiana Jones adventure film series. Find plot summary, character synopses, and world history…
by David Johnson The term "Chinese food" can be misleading because there are many Chinese styles of cooking. Scholars believe that Chinese cooking as we know it today dates to the Shang…
(Encyclopedia) copperhead, poisonous snake, Ancistrodon contortrix, of the E United States. Like its close relative, the water moccasin, the copperhead is a member of the pit viper family and detects…
It Breeds! Not surprisingly, this no-nukes allegory intrigued a generation of bomb-shelter-building American surburbanites. It spawned a stampede of like-minded films, all preying on audience's…
These animals are fascinating, but deadly. by David Johnson Animals Hippopotamuses, crocodiles, and hyenasElephants, big cats, and Cape buffaloesScorpions, bears, and poison-dart…
Fact Monster'sMenacing Monster Guide by David Johnson Cyclopes and Other Classical Culprits The ancient Greeks loved the monsters, spirits, and demons that populated their…
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(Encyclopedia) reptile, name for the dry-skinned, usually scaly, cold-blooded vertebrates (see Chordata) of the order Reptilia. Reptiles are found in a variety of habitats throughout the warm and…
Snake neckElasmosaurusJurassic sharkIchthyosaurusFanged predatorNothosaurusGiant of the southern seasKronosaurusSea lizardTylosaurusOn the scentWhile dinosaurs ruled the land, the ocean was the…
(Encyclopedia) kookaburrakookaburrak&oobreve;kˈəbûrˌə [key], common name for a squat, long-tailed Australian kingfisher, Dacelo novaeguineae. It is one of the largest birds of the family…
