The Kara-duku, or Kara Lizard (duku is Great Andamanese for lizard), is a giant large-toothed creature reported by the Great Andamanese to inhabit the Andaman archipelago. The Great Andamanese believed the creature was the spawn of monitor lizards, and claimed they frequently encountered them...

In the South Andaman it is supposed that the custom of scarifying the skin was invented by the first ancestor of the Andamanese, the monitor lizard. An Akar-Bale version of the story is as follows. " Duku (Monitor Lizard) lived with his wife Bain (Civet-cat). Duku said 'I am going to scarify myself' His wife tried to dissuade him.

The Kara-duku, or Kara Lizard (duku is Great Andamanese for lizard) is a giant large-toothed creature reported by the Great Andamanese to inhabit the Andaman archipelago.

Dec 1, 2015 · They had a son named poi (a species of small bird), and afterwards many other children. They lived together for a long time and one day he went fishing and was drowned in the creek. He turned into a kara-duku. (kara duku according to some translations is a crocodile and some others a cachalot)

Jan 24, 2025 · Season 11 - Episode 04: On the Andaman Islands, the natives fear a gigantic beast that they claim is capable of destroying canoes and devouring their occupants. Explorers claim to have seen strange...

One day, in the time of the ancestors, there came a great storm, and the water rose over the land. The rain put out the fires. Da Duku (Sir Monitor Lizard) took a smouldering log and tried to climb up a tree with it. He could not climb with the fire in his hand.

The Great Andamanese, an indigenous tribe, believed that the creature was a giant lizard-like being and called it Kara-duku. British explorers were also told of the creature during their expeditions to the Andaman Islands.

Oct 2, 2021 · Next I will also dedicate videos to the most interesting "Urban Legends" available. Following that, other videos include topics such as "Ghosts & Spirits", "Mysteries & Oddities", "Aliens &...

El Kara-duku , o lagarto Kara ( duku significa lagarto en granandamanés ), es una criatura gigante de dientes grandes que, según los habitantes de...

Oct 12, 2021 · The Kara-duku, or Kara Lizard (duku is Great Andamanese for lizard) is a giant large-toothed creature reported by the Great Andamanese to inhabit the Andaman archipelago. The Great Andamanese believed the creature was the spawn of monitor lizards, and claimed they frequently encountered them.