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Give Me a Smile, Crocodile: Reptiles From Egyptian Village Live Side by Side With People

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Gharb Soheil is a village in the upper Egyptian province of Aswan that is famous for its unusual pets, as people there prefer to live side by side with crocodiles. Numerous tourists come to the site to watch the marvelous creatures, which were revered in the country several thousand years ago, and are still popular - maybe, not as a part of a cult, but definitely as a part of culture!

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A domesticated crocodile photographed in Gharb Soheil.
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A Gharb Soheil villager shows tourists a baby crocodile living in his house.
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A mummy of a crocodile displayed in Gharb Soheil.
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A mummy of a crocodile displayed in Gharb Soheil.
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A Gharb Soheil villager shows tourists a giant crocodile lying on the banks of the Nile.
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A Gharb Soheil villager shows tourists a baby crocodile living in his house.
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Children watch a crocodile in its cage in the village of Gharb Soheil.
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A domesticated crocodile lives in a house in Gharb Soheil.
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A Gharb Soheil villager shows tourists a mummy of a crocodile.
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