Geography of New Caledonia a refugium, in effect a biological "Noah's Ark", an island home to both unique living plants and animals and also to its own special fossil endowment. Birds such as the crested and almost flightless kagu (French, "cagou") "Rhynochetos jubatus", whose closest relative may be the distantly related sunbittern of South America, and plants such as "Amborella trichopoda", the only known member of the most basal living branch of flowering plants, make this island a treasure trove and a critical concern for biologists and conservationists. The island was home to horned fossil turtles ("Meiolania mackayi") and terrestrial fossil crocodiles ("Mekosuchus inexpectatus")
Creature from Black Lake Creature from Black Lake Creature from Black Lake is a 1976 American horror film written and directed by Joy N. Houck Jr. and starringJack Elam, Dub Taylor, Dennis Fimple, John David Carson, and Bill Thurman. Two men exploring the Louisiana swamps encounter a Bigfoot-type creature. "Creature from Black Lake" was released for the first time on DVD by Boulevard on July 5, 2005. It was later released by Tango Entertainment on May 4, 2006. 2015 saw the film's release by VFN and Education 2000 on July 10th, and July 16th respectively. TV Guide awarded the film one out of four