January 2010

Black and Gold Rug detail 2

Black and Gold Rug detail 2

Chennai, India, January 2007

Happy Pongal 3

Happy Pongal 3

Chennai, India, January 2007

Happy Pongal 2

Happy Pongal 2

Chennai, India, January 2007

Happy Pongal 1

Happy Pongal 1

Chennai, India, January 2007

Lizard climb

Lizard climb

Guindy Nat'l Park, Chennai, India, January 2007

Crocs

Crocs

Guindy Nat'l Park, Chennai, India, January 2007

Gharial Crocodiles

Gharial Crocodiles

Guindy Nat'l Park, Chennai, India, January 2007

Pronounced 'gar - ee - al' The Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), sometimes called the Indian gavial or gavial, is one of two surviving members of the family Gavialidae, a long-established group of crocodile-like reptiles with long, narrow jaws. It is a critically endangered species. The gharial is one of the longest of all living crocodilians.