* BBC article with video on Giant salamanders from Japan

*** Giant salamanders ( Cryptobranchus, and Andrias )

Other animals found in the relatively open habitats of the high Andes include the huemul, cougar, foxes in the genus Pseudalopex, and, for birds, certain species of tinamous ( notably members of the genus Nothoprocta ), Andean Goose, Giant Coot, flamingos ( mainly associated with hypersaline lakes ), Lesser Rhea, Andean Flicker, Diademed Sandpiper-plover, miners, sierra-finches and diuca-finches.

The genus Manta contains two species of manta rays: the Reef Manta Ray ( Manta alfredi ) and the Giant Oceanic Manta Ray ( Manta birostris ), which are the largest species of the rays in the family Mobulidae, and the largest rays in the world.

The Culebra Island Giant Anole ( Anolis roosevelti, Xiphosurus roosevelti ( according to ITIS )) is an extremely rare or possibly extinct lizard of the Anolis genus.

It is the only living representative of the genus Leipoa, though the extinct Giant Malleefowl was a close relative.

* Lumbricus badensis, the Giant Earthworm, also belongs to this genus.

Some sources also list a genus Hypogeomys, with one species, but this genus name is normally used for the Malagasy Giant Rat, which belongs to the family Nesomyidae.

The genus was formerly thought to contain two species, Cope's Giant Salamander ( D. copei ) on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington, and the Pacific giant salamander ( D. ensatus ) which consisted of three geographic populations, an Idaho isolate, a group in northern California and a group in Oregon and Washington.

The Giant Ibis ( Thaumatibis gigantea ) the only species in the monotypic genus Thaumatibis, is a wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae.

Giant elands are sometimes considered part of the genus Tragelaphus on the basis of molecular phylogenetics, but are usually categorized as Taurotragus, along with the common eland ( T. oryx ).

The Giant Granadilla, Giant Tumbo or Badea (), Passiflora quadrangularis, is the largest of the passionfruits, plants of the genus Passiflora.

Originally the genus was described as a single species, Coquerel's Giant Mouse Lemur Mirza coquereli ( named after the French entomologist Charles Coquerel ), when this species was separated from the genus Microcebus in 1985.

Castoroides, or Giant Beaver, is an extinct genus of enormous beavers that lived in North America during the Pleistocene.

The recent discovery of clear evidence for lodge building in the related genus Dipoides indicates that the Giant Beaver probably also built lodges.

Dryopoa dives ( Giant Mountain Grass ) is a species of grass ( family Poaceae ) and the only member of the genus Dryopoa.

The Giant house spider ( Tegenaria duellica ; formerly known as T. gigantea ) is a member of the genus Tegenaria and is a close relative of both the Domestic house spider and the infamous Hobo spider.

The Giant Ibis is also sometimes placed in this genus.

Giant petrels is a genus, Macronectes, from the family Procellariidae and consist of two species.

The Northern Giant Petrel along with its counterpart, the Southern Giant Petrel, make up the Macronectes genus.

The Southern Giant Petrel is one of two members of the genus Macronectes, which in turn, along with 14 other genera, comprise the Procellariidae family.

The largest amphibian is the Chinese Giant Salamander, Andrias davidianus.

The season two episode " The Giant Jackrabbit " also became the most watched telecast up to the time of its airing, and remains the most watched half-hour episode of a sitcom as well.

Dairy Farm operates supermarkets under the banners of Wellcome, Jasons, Shop N Save, Cold Storage and Hero ; Giant hypermarkets ; health and beauty stores under Mannings and Guardian ; IKEA furniture stores in Hong Kong and Taiwan ; as well as 7-Eleven convenience stores.

The celebration was given a more organised form in 1974, including a Miss Culture Show and a Calypso Competition, as well as drama performances, old fashion Troupes ( including Johnny Walkers, Giant and Spear, Bulls, Red Cross and Blue Ribbon ), arts and crafts exhibitions and recipe competitions.

At the age of nine he was composing his first opera, The Giant, as well as an overture and various other pieces.

Dolenz wrote a few of the band ’ s songs as well as providing the lead vocals for such hits as " Last Train to Clarksville ", " Take a Giant Step " and " I'm a Believer ".

Several Euphorbia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera ( butterflies and moths ), like the Spurge Hawk-moths ( Hyles euphorbiae and Hyles tithymali ), as well as the Giant Leopard Moth.

She had small roles in Eva, a Romanian drama film that premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival as well as in Julian Schnabel's Palestinian drama, Miral that was screened at the 67th Venice International Film Festival and played the role of Winnie the Giant Tortoise in the 2010 environmental animated film Animals United.

The band is also well known for their intricate multi-part vocal harmonies ( such as those found on certain Gentle Giant songs ) and use of counterpoint on cuts such as " Gibberish ", " Thoughts ( Parts I and II )", " June ", " A Guy Named Sid Pt. 5: Sid's Boy Choir ", and " Devil's Got My Throat.

* Joseph Call ( born 31 March 1781 near Woodstock, VT ; died 20 September 1835 in Westport, NY ), the " Lewis Giant ," was a strongman and wrestler of widespread fame, as well as a Postmaster, millwright, Logger, Town Assessor, Auditor, JP, War Veteran and Teamster.

His post-Beatles career included work with Paul McCartney ( including Band On The Run, which netted Emerick another Grammy, London Town, and Flaming Pie ), Elvis Costello ( for whom he produced Imperial Bedroom and All This Useless Beauty ), Badfinger, Art Garfunkel, America, Gino Vannelli, Supertramp, Cheap Trick, Nazareth, Chris Bell, Split Enz, Big Country, Gentle Giant, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Ultravox, Matthew Fisher's first solo album " Journey's End ," Kate Bush's demo tape to EMI, which landed her a record deal, and Jeff Beck, as well as Nellie McKay's critically acclaimed 2004 debut CD Get Away from Me.

Giant killings are less well remembered in the League Cup than the FA Cup due to the absence of non-league sides and the fact that many big clubs have fielded very under-strength sides when knocked out.

In addition, J-Horror and J-Drama, as well as other Asian Shows have been fansubbed as many people are becoming more and more curious about Asian Cinema and breaking away from the Kung Fu, Samurai, Giant Monsters films that so many people were familiar with prior to fansubbing.

Capitol released a number of soundtrack recordings in the 1950s, including the film versions of three Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals Oklahoma !, Carousel, and The King and I, as well as excerpts from Dimitri Tiomkin's music from Warner Bros .' Giant.

The Ngong Ping Plateau features the Po Lin Monastery and its vegetarian restaurant, as well as the-high bronze Tian Tan Buddha ( or " Giant Buddha ") statue, once the world's largest seated outdoor bronze Buddha statue.

He made industrial films, freelanced as a still photographer for mainstream films ( he did the still photography for Giant ), and became a well known glamour photographer whose work included some of the initial shoots for Hugh Hefner's Playboy magazine.

* Avant-garde guitarist Buckethead was highly influenced by the series, naming two releases Giant Robot ( 1994 and 1996 ) as well as a section of his debut album Bucketheadland ( 1992 ).

Giant Panda Habitat features two outdoor areas with animal enrichment, as well as an indoor area with a rocky outcrop, a waterfall, and visitor viewing areas.

He became well known through his infomercials and self-help books, Unlimited Power: The New Science Of Personal Achievement and Awaken The Giant Within.

* Draper Daniels, native, revived local " Morris Chronicle " weekly newspaper as a summer project, became a travelling salesman for Vick's and then an advertising executive who invented the " Jolly Green Giant ", " Marlboro Man " campaign and twin calves of Borden's Elsie cow, as well as promoting the idea of being able to travel coast to coast by train without changing coaches, illustrating in contrast that hogs could do it but not people.

of the island, as well as those of a bluff headland, immediately opposite on the main, were inferior only in extent to the Giant ’ s Causeway in the north of Ireland.

Protected areas include the Torres del Paine National Park and the Cueva del Milodon Natural Monument, at the latter of which have been discovered remains of the extinct Giant Sloth as well as of prehistoric man dating to circa 10, 000 BC.

It established the series, and delivered many of its best moments, as well as setting the standard for realistic hard science fiction in anime ; the original Gundam marked the maturing of the Giant Robot genre.

The island ’ s stands of Giant Coreopsis, as well as all the other plants of its coastal bluff community, were devastated by sheep grazing in the late 1800s and early 1900s, rabbit browsing in 1910-1950s, and by large-scale destruction of native vegetation associated with facility and road development by the U. S. Coast Guard during construction and manning of the Anacapa Light Station.

The area initially featured several flat rides including Scrambler and an octopus-type ride, a double giant ferris wheel called Giant Wheel, as well as a twin roller coaster called Twin Toboggans.