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The word Creepers has many meanings. They are a type of shoe, a climbing plant and animals that creep along like caterpillars. There is also a little bird called a tree creeper. They are found almost everywhere in the world. The reason that they creep along trunks of trees is that they extract insects from the barks of trees with their thin and sharp beaks. They are able to do this because their talons are long and curved in order to be able to grip the bark securely. Another species of this bird family is the nuthatch which also feeds off the bark of trees. However, the nuthatch does not nest in trees but they build their nests in cracks in a rock face or old buildings. Their name suggests that they mainly forage for nuts, but this is not true. They merely lodge large prey and pieces of food firmly in a crack and then attack it with their strong and powerful bills. All birds of these species have similar head markings. The shoes of the same name have nothing to do with these birds. They are not named after them. In the Second World War the British army in North Africa wore sturdy shoes with soles that were about an inch thick and made of crepe. Crepe is a mixture of wool and rubber. It was found that this material had shock absorbing properties. The troops could march all day and their feet would still be fine. These soles also protected the men’s feet from the heat of the Saharan sands. The uppers of these shoes were of a moccasin design called a mukluk which was a boot that was worn by the Eskimos. The Eskimo boot was super light to wear and the footwear for the soldiers was adapted from this design. When the British Army returned home after the North Africa campaign after the Second World War, the men kept wearing these shoes, often even when visiting the night spots in their home towns. Invariably, after a night of partying, they found their way to the various houses of ill repute, hence the name because they were creeping around these places. This footwear became especially popular in the Nineteen Seventies with the Teddy boys, but by now the soles were made of rubber with synthetic fibres instead of wool. The shoe was also made fashionable by Elvis Presley when he sang about his blue suede boots. Nowadays some pop group stars have started to wear the now very fashionable examples available in the market place today. To be able to view the modern, often extremely attractive transformations of this design one can do no better than to log on to the internet. All the varieties made of this shoe are advertised there. When a pair has been found that matches your ideal, then they can either be bought in one of the many internet stores, or you can go shopping armed with a picture of these shoes in your pocket. In the first instance, to view these Creepers and all accessories that may be bought to compliment them, please log on to http://www.creepers.uk.com/
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