Talos Talos In Greek mythology, Talos, also spelled Talus (; , "Talōs") or Talon (; , "Talōn"), was a giant automaton made of bronze to protect Europa in Crete from pirates and invaders. He circled the island's shores three times daily. Talos's bronze nature suggested to the author of "Bibliothēkē" that he may have been a survivor from the Age of Bronze, a descendant of the brazen race that sprang from "meliae" "ash-tree nymphs" according to "Argonautica" 4. The conception that Hesiod's men of the Age of Bronze were actually made of bronze is extended to men of the age of
Culebra Island giant anole Culebra Island giant anole The Culebra Island giant anole ("Anolis roosevelti" ) is an extremely rare or possibly extinct species of lizard of the genus "Anolis" in the family Dactyloidae. The Culebra Island giant anole was first described in 1931 by American zoologist Chapman Grant, grandson of U.S. President Grant. It is named in honor of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., who was the governor of Puerto Rico at that time. It was initially described as "Anolis roosevelti" but some have suggested it should be transferred into the genus "Xiphosurus" in 2012. However, this new classification system is highly controversial because it