Dante The Crocodile

Dante is a main character on the series Canciones del Zoo by El Reino Infantil

* Modern
* Prototype
* Fire Fighter
* Skate

## Description

Dante is an aqua green male crocodile, Dante has dark aqua green hair and black eyes, Dante also has a very large mouth, light aqua green belly, dark aqua green nails, and a long crocodile tail. His prototype design doesn’t seem very different but his eyes do seem to be a different shape. Dante lives in the waters of the zoo.

## Personality

Dante is a green crocodile and seems to be a really good friends, however in Sammy el Heladero Dante and Chulo were the antagonist to Lalo in that song trying to steal his ice cream, obviously this was before the characters had any personalities

## Prominence

### Volume 1

* Sammy el Heladero - He and Chulo try to steal Lalo’s ice cream cart.
* Para Dormir a un Elefante - He carries Blas to a crib and tries to help him go to sleep.
* Yo Soy tu Osito Gominola - He’s a guest at the party.
* El Arca de Noé - He plays as one of the animals on the ark.
* Cuidado con la Bomba Chita - He and Blas worry for Winona.
* Zorro Loco - First he kicks Tufín out of the party for being too smelly. Them he and Gomi try to give him a bath.
* Mi Tío Mario Veterinario - Mario gives him tea. Later he’s seen at the end with everyone else.
* El mamut chiquitito - He waves goodbye to the mammoth.
* El cocodrilo - Main role.
* Canción del Canguro - He laughs at Mario.
* Tengo una hormiguita en la patita - He introduces the E part. He can then be seen throughout the song.

### Volume 2

* Bailando el Bugui Bugui - He dances throughout the song.
* El Baile del Cocodrilo - Main role.
* La Patita Lulú - He dances with Lulú at various points.
* Dicen Que - He conversates with Gomi, Chulo, and Lalo. Then he’s seen at the end.
* Los Monos y las Monas - He’s seen dancing at the end.
* Hiporopopó - He’s seen dancing throughout the song.
* Súper Disco Chino - He’s seen dancing near the end.
* Roco El Hurón - He’s a guest at the party and can be seen dancing throughout it.

### Volume 3

* Adivina - Lalo gives clues about him, and then Dante gives clues about Nero.
* Cha cha cha del Cocodrilo - Main role.
* El Baile de los Animales - He walks forward throughout the song.
* Las Ruedas del Autobús - He rides the bus.
* El León Es Bueno - He tells Nebla about Leo, and Rino also tells him about Leo. He can also be seen in the conga line.
* El Monito Tico - He follows Tico’s steps. He’s also seen dancing with Tamito.

### Volume 4

* Esta es la Historia de un Mono - He watches Chulo go up and down, and is later seen dancing.
* La Mancha Loca - He gets the stain stuck on him.
* Fui al Mercado - He goes to Lalo’s stand to buy fish, but finds an ant on his hand.
* Yo Tengo un Tic - He follows Mario’s steps to get rid of his tic.
* Tamito el Hipopotamo - He encourages Tamito to swim.
* El Oso Goloso - He and Tufín warn Iván not to take the honey. He’s also seen dancing throughout the song.
* El Cocodrilo Dante - Main role.
* El Mono Chulo - He dances to Chulo’s song.

### Volume 5

* El Semáforo (Que Merengue) - He’s first seen crossing the street. Then he’s seen at the end.
* Dicen Que Los Monos - He arrives at Winona’s birthday party.
* Los Bomberos Van deprisa - He’s a firefighter.
* Canción del Cocodrilo y El Hipopótamo - Main role.
* Juguemos En El Zoo - He plays the game they all created.

### Volume 6

* Un Elefante Va - He’s selling plushies and other El Reino Infantil merchandise.
* El Pingüino Lalo - He gets ice cream from Lalo and later helps him make him.
* El Elefante Blas Quiere Más - He’s at the meal and can be seen eating throughout the video.
* El Zorro Tufín - He and Tamito watch Tufín pass by but get grossed out.
* Una Vez Un Leon - He plays basketball and volleyball with Leo.

### Volume 7

* Un Pingüino Disfrazado - He watches Chulo swing. Then he cheers Lalo and the ducks on as they swim.
* Los Animales del Zoo - The kids find him and take a picture with him. He then appears at the end for the group photo.
* Dante ¿Dónde Estás? - Main role.
* Juguemos Mientras Mario No Está - He’s playing and also gets medicine from Mario.
* Escondidas Por el Zoo - He hides behind a tree.

### Volume 8

* La Cumbia de Winona - He helps set up Winona’s cumbia and is the DJ.

### Bonus

* Jingle Bells - He brings Santa hats to everyone.
* Noche de Brujas - He gives out candy.
* ¡Navidad Llegó al Zoo! - He helps set up for Christmas.

### Episodes

* ¡El Zorro No Se Baña! - He helps try to give Tufín a bath.
* Picnic Con Amigos - He plays hide and seek and hides with Tamito.
* Bienvenida Rita - He briefly appears when Rita says hi to him.
* Aprendemos Con Tufin - He skates with Blas and the kids.
* ¡Acampando Con Amigos! - He’s goes on the trip and is part of a running gag where he gets his bones crushed.
* ¡Qué Desorden! - He briefly appears reading a book while Blas lifts up the bench he’s sitting on.
* Una Lección de Teo y Tío Mario - He helps Teo teach the characters mistreating the bugs a lesson.
* Chulo Está Aburrido - He gets dizzy after Winona throws a bomb into the pond he was in.

### A Jugar

* Surprise Eggs - He’s a character that can be found in the eggs.
	+ He has the same role in the remake.
* Lalo’s Ice Cream - He buys Lalo’s ice cream.
* The Day and The Night - He dances and sleeps.
* Wheel of Fortune - He’s a character that can be found in the eggs.
* Christmas Presents - He’s a character that can be found in the presents.
* Guess Who - He’s one of the characters Teo gives hints about.
* Coloring the Animals - He’s one of the discolored animals.
* Lalo’s Fruity Ice Cream - He buys Lalo’s ice cream.
* Big and Small - He’s one of the characters Teo goes through.

## Relations

### Friends:

* Mario
* Pedro
* Mía
* Teo
* Blas
* Tufín
* Chulo
* Winona
* Rita
* Lulú
* Lalo
* Leo
* Tamito (best friend)
* Roco
* Ant
* Green Shirt Monkey
* Yellow Shirt Monkey
* Cow
* Duck
* Eagle
* Gomi
* Gútan
* Iván
* Kangaroo
* Kito
* Lisa
* Mammoth
* Mole
* Nebla
* Nero
* Panda
* Plín
* Tico

### Enemies:

* Chulo (Chulo Está Aburrido)
* Winona (Chulo Está Aburrido)
* Lulú (Chulo Está Aburrido)
* Lalo (Sammy el Heladero), (Chulo Está Aburrido)
* Leo (El León Es Bueno)
* Ant (Fui al Mercado)
* Hunters

## Likes and Dislikes

Likes

* Tamito (best friend)
* His friends
* Ice cream
* Music
* Tea
* Ants
* Dancing
* Parties
* Having fun
* Relaxing
* Singing
* Buses
* Swimming
* Volleyball
* Cake
* Halloween
* Christmas
* Skating
* Reading

Dislikes

* Bombs
* Hunters
* Tufin being smelly
* Stains
* Ants being on his hand
* Fire

## Trivia

* The volume Dante appears in the most is volume 1, with 10 appearances.
* Dante has appeared in every volume making him one of the only characters to do so.
	+ The others include Mario, Pedro, Mía, Teo, Blas, Tufín, Chulo, Winona, Lalo, and Leo.
* His name was revealed in the song, El Baile de los Animales.
* Dante has had 6 starring roles. These include:
	+ El cocodrilo
	+ El Baile del Cocodrilo
	+ Cha cha cha del Cocodrilo
	+ El Cocodrilo Dante
	+ Canción del Cocodrilo y El Hipopótamo
	+ Dante ¿Dónde Estás?
* Dante’s character model would later be repurposed for Tamito’s.
* For whatever, reason, the original versions of a lot of modern songs mentioning Dante often have his name be Coco rather than Dante.
	+ Such as “Dante ¿Dónde Estás?” originally being called “Coco ¿Dónde Estäs?”
	+ Also the original lyrics for his part in “Juguemos Mientras Mario No Está” also had his name as Coco.